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QUIZ

THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

Words nearby napping

Shockingly, this last couplet made it into the 1953 film version; someone was napping over at MGM.
When Broadway Musicals Were Dark And Subversive|Laurence Maslon|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Somewhere beyond the Wall, networks of British and American and French and West German secret agents had been caught napping.
The Stacks: How The Berlin Wall Inspired John le Carré’s First Masterpiece|John le Carré|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Anyone who works hours other than the traditional 9-to-5 can reap benefits from napping, too.
13 Tips for the Best Nap Ever|DailyBurn|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They happened at night and in the day, waking or napping, traveling, or working.
Knocking on Heaven's Door: True Stories of Unexplained, Uncanny Experiences at the Hour of Death|Patricia Pearson|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But a vacation does not count as a family vacation if dad is napping.
Why I Hate The Beach|P. J. O’Rourke|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The misguided nobleman was taken napping in a dry ditch, with the George and 200 guineas in his pocket.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
This prompted our common sense to return to us, and we remembered that Andrew Lewis was too cool and shrewd to be caught napping.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter
It is a wicked joy to catch such a scholarly writer as Mackenzie napping.
The Treatment of Hay Fever|George Frederick Laidlaw
No, George, Tom Weasel isn't caught napping twice in the same year.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend|Charles Reade
We fished a clean half-quintal; then, late in the day, a rising wind caught us napping in Hell Alley.
The Cruise of the Shining Light|Norman Duncan