power nap

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Etymology

Coined by Cornell University social psychologist James Maas.

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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.

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