napdodge
/ˈnæpˌdɒdʒ/verbVerified NewAlso in: nickdrücken (Deutsch) · siesteesquiva (Español) · siesteesquive (Français)
To dodge a nap one needs — to stay awake past the body's offer, out of stubbornness or fear of the night's arithmetic.
To napdodge is the afternoon's small refusal: the eyes are heavy, the sofa is sovereign, and the person stands, makes another coffee, and pretends the offer was not made. The dodge is usually to protect the night's sleep, and it usually works, and the person is proud of the dodge in the way one is proud of a missed gift.
Etym. — nap + dodge — the evasion metaphor for the nap refusal; dodge is exactly the act of avoiding a thing that is coming at you.
Rel. — napcommitment · naproulette
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