To take a brief nap. Ever notice how cats tend to fall asleep, wake up shortly thereafter, and then doze off again? Catnaps are referred to as such due to their brief and sometimes random nature.
Person A: "Say, is Heather awake?"
Person B: "No, she said she was tired and wanted to take a quick catnap.
A short, calming nap...
Also the name of a mentally unstable killer toy, taking the appearance of a stuffed purple cat, who worships a God-like claw entity and is responsible for the mass killings inside a toy factory and orphanage on August 8th, 1995.
otherwise known as Experiment 1188. It is a monster from the game Poppy Playtime serving as the main antagonist of Chapter 3: Deep Sleep and the secondary antagonist of the series.