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z's

American

[zeez] / ziz /

Or Z's

noun

(used with a plural verb)

sleep (often used with grab, catch, etc.).

to grab some z's before dinner.

Etymology

Origin of z's

First recorded in 1960–65; from the conventional use of a series of z's to represent snoring

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