Overnap

//əʊvəɹnæp// verb, slang

verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To take too many short sleeps. colloquial, rare, transitive

    "If you overnap in the daytime, you may have trouble sleeping at night."

Example

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"If you overnap in the daytime, you may have trouble sleeping at night."

Etymology

From over- + nap.

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