zzzs
English
Etymology
From zzz, a cartoon depiction of snoring; compare zs.
Pronunciation
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Noun
- (slang) Sleep.
- 2002, The Doctors Book of Home Remedies
- The harder you try to sleep, the greater the chances you'll end up gnashing your teeth all night rather than stacking some Zzzs.
- 2006, Joanne V Lichten, How to Stay Healthy and Fit on the Road:
- When you want to catch some zzzs, carry foldable eye shades, foam or silicone ear plugs, an inflatable neck pillow […]
- 2009, Here's a brainy idea - how about a little music? (in the Toronto Star, 20 January 2009)
- Despite legendary high-achieving short sleepers, including Bill Clinton and Margaret Thatcher, going without zzzs is far more likely to make you fat, grumpy and ineffective than to get you a promotion or a Nobel Prize (or help you keep your current job).
- 2002, The Doctors Book of Home Remedies
Verb
zzzs
- third-person singular simple present indicative of zzz