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zizz

UK/zɪz/ uncommon informal

noun

1.

a buzzing or whizzing sound

  • “a nasty zizz in the engine”
2.

a nap

  • “Arthur”

Origin

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

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