napembassy

/ˈnæpˌɛmbəsi/nounVerified New

Also in: Schläfchenbotschaft (Deutsch) · siesteembajada (Español) · siesteambassade (Français)

The sofa as sovereign nap territory — a small embassy of sleep in the middle of the waking house.

The napembassy has its own laws: shoes off, voices low, the blanket is the border. The ambassador is horizontal, the staff is a cat, and the host country (the household) is expected to respect the mission's immunity from chores.

Etym. — nap + embassy — the diplomatic metaphor for the nap's claimed territory; an embassy is exactly a piece of one country inside another.

Rel. — napcommitment · napstrategist

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