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); see nod

Example Sentences

Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod .

From Time Magazine Archive

Ever dream of a few more hours each night in the land of Nod?

From Time Magazine Archive

And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.’

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

The spot was utterly strange to him; it could not have been more so, had he been taken and set down on a hill in the land of Nod.

From The Red Moccasins A Story by Heady, Morrison

Perched on her hay-bag, Raymonde was very soon in the land of Nod.

From The Madcap of the School by Salmon, Balliol