zz
abbreviation
zz
1 Americanabbreviation
ZZ
2
American
abbreviation
Zz.
3
American
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zz.
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of Zz.
From the Latin word zingiber
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Some plants are slightly more challenging, including peperomias and zz plants, which are propagated by taking a leaf cutting and placing it in soil, Horst said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
CHART: Name Country Gallons sold Comments Rating of origin in 1984 * San Pellegrino Italy 550,000 A real charmer with a lively, gentle fi zz.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Z zzzz zz zzzz zz zzzzz z zzzzzzzzz, Zzzzzz.”
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
But if there are two zz then they are pronounced more strongly; e.g., mizzu.
From Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language by Richard L. Spear
The rimes are aba, bcb, cdc, etc.... yzy, zz.
From The Principles of English Versification by Paull Franklin Baum
Frank Beard, the longtime drummer of American rock-blues group ZZ Top, has died at the age of 77, the band and their publicist announced Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
"His signature backbeat was key to keeping ZZ on top. The band of which he was part for six decades is going to keep on keeping on as he had wished," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
ZZ Top's lead singer Billy Gibbons paid tribute to Beard as a "great friend and collaborator."
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Last week, ZZ Top canceled its Hollywood Bowl show due to health issues with longtime drummer Frank Beard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
I can handle seventy-five-mile-per-hour tailgaters on Creedence Clearwater Revival or even ZZ Top, but the Eagles and the Doobie Brothers are just no help.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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