land of Nod

[nod]

noun

1. the mythical land of sleep.

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

land of Nod

1. 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.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of land of Nod¹

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