land of Nod

[ nod ]

/ nɒd /

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noun

the mythical land of sleep.

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Origin of land of Nod

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

Words nearby land of Nod

Land of Beulah, Land of Enchantment, land office, land-office business, land of milk and honey, land of Nod, Land of Opportunity, Land of Oz, Land of Promise, Land of the Little Sticks, Land of the Midnight Sun

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British Dictionary definitions for land of Nod

land of Nod

noun

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

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.”