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Land of nod

//ˈlænd əv ˈnɑd// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The state of sleep, or an imaginary place that one inhabits when asleep. poetic

    "Neverout. Why, miss, if you fall asleep, somebody may get a pair of gloves. / Col. I'm going to the land of Nod."

Etymology

From Genesis 4:16, first used by Jonathan Swift as a play on words for the modern-day meaning. Compare nod off.

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