naproulette
/ˈnæpruːˌlɛt/nounVerified NewAlso in: Schläfchenroulette (Deutsch) · siestearuleta (Español) · siesteroulette (Français)
The gamble of whether a nap will refresh or ruin you, decided only on waking.
Naproulette is played on the sofa with twenty minutes on the clock and no knowledge of the rules. The same nap that saves a Tuesday can destroy a Thursday; the chamber is loaded with sleep pressure and circadian timing, and the player spins anyway.
Etym. — nap + roulette — the gambling metaphor for the nap's unpredictable outcome; roulette is exactly a game whose result is known only after the spin.
Rel. — dreammatinee · napambush
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