Recent Examples on the WebBusiness plans can be one page or even written on a napkin. Expert Panel, Forbes, 30 June 2022 The race started as a dream put down on a paper napkin and has been running since 1999 outside of 2020's coronavirus pandemic pause. Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2021 Genco, who wiped away stray tears with her napkin, felt nervous yet incredibly grateful ahead of the glowing presentation dedicated to her. Heran Mamo, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2022 My back-of-the-napkin estimate is that GERM would need about 3,000 full-time employees. Bill Gates, WSJ, 28 Apr. 2022 Simply tying a strip of colorful bandana around a flatware and a napkin adds instant flare to a table set for a 4th celebration! Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 6 June 2022 The way trauma spreads from shootings seems closer in nature to how stains form when a black marker presses against a white napkin. Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 25 May 2022 Paperboi glances at a napkin with the name of the club emblazoned in gold lettering: Cancel Club. Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 6 May 2022 Take a moment to use your shirt collar as a napkin.The New Yorker, 2 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English nappekin, from nape tablecloth, from Anglo-French, from Latin mappa napkin