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power nap

power nap noun: a short sleep taken in the daytime in order to refresh a person and generally terminated before deep sleep begins so as not to leave the sleeper drowsy.

Noun

power nap (plural power naps)

  1. A short sleep taken in the daytime in order to refresh a person and generally terminated before deep sleep begins so as not to leave the sleeper drowsy.

Forms of power nap

pluralpower naps
alternative formpowernap

Origin of power nap

Coined by American social psychologist and academic James Maas.

Questions about power nap

What does power nap mean?
Power nap means a short sleep taken in the daytime in order to refresh a person and generally terminated before deep sleep begins so as not to leave the sleeper drowsy.
What part of speech is power nap?
Power nap is a noun.
What is the plural of power nap?
The plural of power nap is power naps.

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