naps

English

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Homophone: knaps

Noun

naps

  1. plural of nap

Noun

naps pl (plural only)

  1. (slang) kinky or curly hair
    • 2009, Rajen Persaud, Why Black Men Love White Women, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 171:
      The short “naps” of the average Sister do not sway in the wind as that of a blonde.

Verb

naps

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of nap

Anagrams

Catalan

Noun

naps

  1. plural of nap

Estonian

Etymology

From German Schnaps.

Noun

naps (genitive napsu, partitive napsu)

  1. booze, liquor, spirits; a distilled alcoholic beverage

Declension

Finnish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑps/, [ˈnɑ̝ps̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑps
  • Syllabification(key): naps

Interjection

naps

  1. (onomatopoeic) snap, snip
  2. yoink; sound of something being snatched or grabbed
    • 1963, Yrjö A. Jäntti, Martti Haavio, Suomen sana: kansalliskirjallisuutemme valiolukemisto: Volume 1:
      Vinski laski kätensä varovaisesti veteen, lähestyi sormet harallaan nahkiaista ja naps!
      Vinski carefully lowered his hand into the water, approached the lamprey with his fingers open, and yoink!
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