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

    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 English kippian, to …

  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 comes to their …

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

    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 sleeping and then …

  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 something …

  6. 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 Please could …

  7. etymology - What is the origin of the phrase "forty winks," meaning a ...

    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 Cook’s Oracle …

  8. "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 all idiomatic, …

  9. "Skipping rope" vs. "jump rope" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Apr 26, 2012 · Here in America, jump rope is the only noun we use. At my gym we warm up by jumping rope so I own my own jump rope of just the right length and thickness. As an adult wanting to …

  10. Is there a term or word for solving a problem that one created oneself ...

    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 another word …