shut-eye
noun (informal)

- shut-eye is sleep

Collins Dictionary

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ORIGIN

colloquial for “sleep,” 1899, from shut (v.) + eye (n.). Hans Christian Andersen’s “Ole Shut-eye,” about a being who makes children sleepy, came out 1842; “The Shut-Eye Train” popular children’s poem by Eugene Field, is from 1896.

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THE POWER OF THE NAPPUCCINO

A stimulant nap (or coffee nap, caffeine nap) was discovered by British researchers to be more effective than regular naps in improving post-nap alertness and cognitive functioning.  In a driving simulator and a series of studies, investigated the effects of cold air, radio, a break with no nap, a nap, caffeine pill vs. placebo and a short nap preceded by caffeine on mildly sleep-deprived subjects.

A SHUT-EYE with caffeine was by far the most effective in reducing driving accidents and subjective sleepiness as it helps the body get rid of the sleep-inducing chemical compound adenosine.

Caffeine in coffee takes up to half an hour to have an alerting effect, hence “a short (<15min) nap will not be compromised if it is taken immediately after the coffee.

From: Naomi Imatome Yun, World Lifestyle, Get a Jolt with the “Caffeine Nap”

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SYNONYMS

sleep, slumber, slumbering, sack time, snoozing, dozing, napping, catnapping, twenty winks, forty winks, power nap

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Practice OWAD in an English conversation, say something like:

“Hey Jim, I need a quick SHUT-EYE. Let’s take a break and resume this Zoom session in 30-minutes.”

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