different between naps vs nabs

English

Pronunciation

• Homophone: knaps

Noun

naps

1. plural of nap

Noun

naps pl (plural only)

1. (slang) kinky or curly hair
   • 2009, Rajen Persaud, Why Black Men Love White Women, Simon and Schuster (?ISBN), page 171:

     The short “naps” of the average Sister do not sway in the wind as that of a blonde.

Verb

naps

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nap

Anagrams

• ANPs, NPAS, NSPA, PANs, PNAS, PNAs, Pans, SNAP, SPAN, pans, snap, span

Catalan

Noun

naps

1. plural of nap

Estonian

Etymology

From German Schnaps.

Noun

naps (genitive napsu, partitive napsu)

1. booze, liquor, spirits; a distilled alcoholic beverage

Declension

Finnish

Interjection

naps

1. (onomatopoeic) snap, snip
2. yoink; sound of something being snatched or grabbed
   • 1963, Yrjö A. Jäntti, Martti Haavio, Suomen sana: kansalliskirjallisuutemme valiolukemisto: Volume 1

     Vinski laski kätensä varovaisesti veteen, lähestyi sormet harallaan nahkiaista ja naps!

English

Verb

nabs

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nab

Etymology

Clipping of Nabisco.

Noun

nabs

1. A single-serving package of crackers, usually filled with peanut butter. Snack crackers.
   • 2005, Mark Sohn, Appalachian Home Cooking, University Press of Kentucky, page 74:

     "Others walked to small stores to buy a pack of Nabs cheese crackers, ..."

   • 2014, Marion Eugene Williams, A Cop's Dilemma, Xlibris Corporation, page 92:

     "I'll give you ten bucks to use your telephone and for a pack of nabs and a cold drink."

References

• 2010. Duffin-Ward, Maureen. Suddenly Southern: A Yankee's Guide to Living in Dixie, page 44.

Anagrams

• BNAs, Bans, bans