humorous The act of taking a nap. I need to go back to the dorm and do some horizontal engineering—I'm exhausted.A: "What's that sound? Snoring?" B: "Yeah, sounds like Dad's doing some horizontal engineering."I know we need to finish packing up this stuff, but can I please lie down and do some horizontal engineering for, like, 20 minutes? Just a quick cat nap.
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