To "go nap" is an English expression meaning to score or win five times or, alternatively, to risk everything on one attempt. [1] More broadly it can mean to take everything.
The phrase originates from a bid in the card game of Napoleon, known colloquially as "Nap", in which a player undertakes to win all five tricks. [a] Napoleon appeared in the 1880s in England and the phrase has been used since about 1885. [2]
A derived expression is "nap hand", which is a situation where there is a high chance of success if risk is taken. [3] It is based on the fact that a player willing to risk announcing a Nap in the card game is likely to have a strong hand.
To "go nap" is an English expression meaning to score or win five times or, alternatively, to risk everything on one attempt. [1] More broadly it can mean to take everything.
The phrase originates from a bid in the card game of Napoleon, known colloquially as "Nap", in which a player undertakes to win all five tricks. [a] Napoleon appeared in the 1880s in England and the phrase has been used since about 1885. [2]
A derived expression is "nap hand", which is a situation where there is a high chance of success if risk is taken. [3] It is based on the fact that a player willing to risk announcing a Nap in the card game is likely to have a strong hand.