Meanings
- pluralplural onlyslangSleep.
When you want to catch some zzzs, carry foldable eye shades, foam or silicone ear plugs, an inflatable neck pillow […]
2006, Joanne V Lichten, How to Stay Healthy and Fit on the Road2 more examples
The harder you try to sleep, the greater the chances you'll end up gnashing your teeth all night rather than stacking some Zzzs.
2002, The Doctors Book of Home RemediesDespite legendary high-achieving short sleepers, including Bill Clinton and Margaret Thatcher, going without zzzs is far more likely to make you fat, grumpy and ineffective than to get you a promotion or a Nobel Prize (or help you keep your current job).
2009 January 20, “Here's a brainy idea - how about a little music?”, in Toronto Star
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of zzz
Origin
From zzz, a cartoon depiction of snoring; compare zs.
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Rhymes with zzzs
Cite this entry
zzzs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zzzs
“zzzs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zzzs. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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