micronap

Etymology

From micro- + nap.

micronap means an extremely short period of sleep, especially one during the day. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

An extremely short period of sleep, especially one during the day.

verb

To have a micronap; to sleep for a very short period of time, especially during the day.“I'd manage to put her down for her morning nap without a struggle, but as soon as I crossed the threshold of the door, she'd be wide awake, as if she'd successfully micronapped for, oh, point-ten-of-a-second and didn't need to sleep any.”