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  1. etymology - Why does "going to kip" mean "going to sleep"?

    Dec 31, 2013 · Wikipedia suggests that kip is derived from kipper a smoked herring fish. The English philologist and ethnographer Walter William Skeat derives the word from the Old …

  2. Which is longer: snooze, nap, kip, 40 winks or siesta?

    Apr 17, 2014 · Kip and nap are the same. Kip is more like the informal version of nap in BrE. Snooze also means nap and is the informal version of nap in both AmE and BrE. When it …

  3. Is "kip" Chinese in origin? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Kip-sio, on the other hand, probably contains a completely unrelated kip (possibly 箕 jī ‘winnowing basket’, though I don't know if that originally ended in a -p).

  4. What is the difference between nap, snooze and doze?

    Jan 29, 2014 · While nap, snooze and doze mean sleep; nap and snooze are intentional while doze isn't. Snooze differs from nap; the former continues from previous sleep. You were …

  5. A word to describe knowing something completely

    Aug 26, 2012 · We just can not think of a word to describe this situation where you understand something completely. There is nothing you do not know about it. If anyone knows or has …

  6. etymology - What is the origin of the phrase "forty winks," …

    William Kitchiner M.D. (1775–1827) was an optician, inventor of telescopes, amateur musician and exceptional cook. His name was a household word during the 19th century, and his …

  7. meaning - Origin of the phrase "sow wild oats" - English Language ...

    Aug 27, 2012 · In Collin's dictionary, to sow your wild oats mean If a young person sows their wild oats, they behave in a rather uncontrolled way, especially by having a lot of sexual …

  8. quotes - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Feb 25, 2021 · A UK artist, Liam Gallagher, usually uses this phrase, but I can't understand what it really means. Example taken from Twitter: That’s wiped me out of for a kip as you were LG x …

  9. Is there a term or word for solving a problem that one created …

    One word that comes to mind is undo, which carries the meaning of rolling back to a point before an action was carried out. To cover the whole process, though, you would still need to use …

  10. "Have a nap" or "Take a nap"? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Feb 20, 2020 · There's not really any difference. Like a shit or a break, one can either have or take a nap. But you get or have a good night's sleep, you give or have a look at something. It's …