land of Nod

American  

[nod] / nɒd /

noun

1. the mythical land of sleep.

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land of Nod British  

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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land of Nod Cultural  

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.”

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Etymology

Origin of land of Nod

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

Example Sentences

The meditative sleep stories that transport the listener to far-flung destinations en route to the Land of Nod are accompanied by ambient music and narrated by host Tom Jones, who first began “Get Sleepy” as a local radio show in southern England.

From New York Times

Her acting career began at the age of three, when she was cast as King of the Land of Nod in a school play.

From BBC

The author most recently of “Come the Slumberless to the Land of Nod,” Brimhall developed a fascination with Earhart, with whom she shares a birthday, during a visit to Earhart’s childhood home in Atchison, Kan.

From Washington Post

‘He means the Land of Nod,’ Sophie said.

From Literature

So, by captivating you with my tale, it’s preventing you worrying about actually going to sleep, which, paradoxically, then sends you straight to the land of nod in – going by the emails I regularly get from listeners – about five-to-10 minutes.

From The Guardian