Micronap
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An extremely short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
Verb
- 1 To have a micronap; to sleep for a very short period of time, especially during the day. intransitive
"I'd manage to put her down for her morning nap without a struggle, but as soon as I crossed the threshold of the door, she'd be wide awake, as if she'd successfully micronapped for, oh, point-ten-of-a-second and didn't need to sleep any."
Example
More examples"I'd manage to put her down for her morning nap without a struggle, but as soon as I crossed the threshold of the door, she'd be wide awake, as if she'd successfully micronapped for, oh, point-ten-of-a-second and didn't need to sleep any."
Etymology
From micro- + nap.
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