nod out

British  

verb

1. slang (intr, adverb) to lapse into stupor, esp on heroin

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Example Sentences

That if Pop TV gets a hit or an Emmy nod out of its recent Netflix acquisition “One Day at a Time,” heads are going to roll.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2019

She looked at the boy for confirmation, and though part of him really wanted to nod, out of loyalty to Maya-Jade he did not.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Folks’d take the clock or whatnot, then nod out to Pa, saying, “Thanks, Gabe.”

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye

He niver give me much more thin a nod out iv th' north-east corner iv his left eyebrow, but he was always very kind an' polite to Mulligan, th' little tailor.

From Mr. Dooley Says by Dunne, Finley Peter

He would nod out of his bedroom window, tooth-brush or razor in hand, or pass through the throng of courtiers in his bathing robe.

From The End of the Tether by Conrad, Joseph