English

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Etymology

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Imitative in both uses, the first being of snoring: compare zzz (sound of snoring).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zizz (plural zizzes)

  1. (informal) A nap or sleep.
    • 1973, Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me, Penguin, published 2001, page 45:
      Then I had a little zizz until Martland telephoned.
  2. A buzzing or whizzing sound.

Verb

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zizz (third-person singular simple present zizzes, present participle zizzing, simple past and past participle zizzed)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To take a nap.