Zzzs

//ziːz// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Sleep. plural, plural-only, slang

    "The harder you try to sleep, the greater the chances you'll end up gnashing your teeth all night rather than stacking some Zzzs."

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of zzz form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Example

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"The harder you try to sleep, the greater the chances you'll end up gnashing your teeth all night rather than stacking some Zzzs."

Etymology

From zzz, a cartoon depiction of snoring; compare zs.

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