stack z's

verb

To sleep; to be asleep.

Meanings

verbstack z's (third-person singular simple present stacks z's, present participle stacking z's, simple past and past participle stacked z's)

present singular third person stacks z's · participle present stacking z's · participle past stacked z's · past stacked z's

  1. figurativelyslangTo sleep; to be asleep.

Origin

See z's. Sleeping cartoon characters are often depicted with a string of z's rising from the nose or mouth.

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