Talk:napper

Napper = head

I always thought that the derivation of napper = head was from knapper, a tool used to break stones (knap) ... a kind of jokey folk image, like the head of a ball-peen hammer. It certainly seems to fit better than associations with the other meanings of nap. It may not be current slang, but I certainly used it as a kid around Merseyside a hundred years or so ago.

          David F. Hutchinson 68.71.23.38 17:03, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

Back then I sometimes heard this piece of advice: "Hit it with your napper!" ("It" being a soccer ball.)

DFH 68.71.23.38 22:47, 31 January 2023 (UTC)