land of Nod

[ nod ]

noun
  1. the mythical land of sleep.

Origin of land of Nod

1
First recorded in 1725–35; a pun on Land of Nod (Genesis 4:16); see nod

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British Dictionary definitions for land of Nod

land of Nod

noun
  1. Old Testament a region to the east of Eden to which Cain went after he had killed Abel (Genesis 4:14)

  2. an imaginary land of sleep

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Cultural definitions for land of Nod

land of Nod

To “go off to the land of Nod,” or to “nod off,” is to go to sleep: “What a boring speech! Half the listeners are on their way to the land of Nod.”

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