Meaning Of Idiom ‘Catnap’
A catnap is a short, light sleep during the day; a refreshing nap in the middle of the day. Also spelled cat nap.
A cat nap is similar to a power nap or ‘forty winks.’ The Spanish call it a siesta.
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Sentence Examples
“I feel much better after taking a catnap.”
“I got through residency taking cat naps between shifts.”
“I was up way too late last night. I’m going to have to have a cat nap to get through the day.”
“We didn’t come all this way and rent a hotel room for you to take catnaps every few hours.”
“I did not get any sleep last night, not so much as a cat nap.”
Origin
Used since at least the late 1800s, this idiom alludes to the fact that cats sleep most of the day, often in short nap-like sessions.
