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zizz

British  
/ zɪz /

noun

  1. a short sleep; nap

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verb

  1. to take a short sleep, snooze

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Etymology

Origin of zizz

C20: of imitative origin

Example Sentences

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As she spoke, the gnat-like zizz of an Israeli drone circling overhead grew louder.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2023

And now, having reached the end of the alphabet, I think I shall go off and have a quiet zizz.

From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2012

Inheriting a university that stood second only to Harvard in scholarship, Hutchins has made Chicago preeminent in another quality�intellectual zizz.

From Time Magazine Archive

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