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zee.

The name of the Latin script letter Z/z.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ziː//ˈzeɪː/Philippines, colloquial
  1. The name of the Latin script letter Z/z.

  2. Something Z-shaped. Found in compounds.

    zee-bar.
  3. Sleep.

    colloquial · plural-normally
    Time to get some zees.
Where this word comes from

Likely an alteration of zed (which see for more), by analogy with other letters such as bee, dee, tee and vee. Fell out of usage in England by the 17th century, and made standard in the U.S. in American Dictionary of English Language by Noah Webster in 1828, though usage varied for decades afterwards.

verb/ziː//ˈzeɪː/Philippines, colloquial
  1. To sleep or nap. (Compare zzz, catch some z's.)

    Newfoundland · US · informal · intransitive
  2. To zigzag; to move with sharp alternating turns.

    Newfoundland · US · intransitive · rare
Where this word comes from

Likely an alteration of zed (which see for more), by analogy with other letters such as bee, dee, tee and vee. Fell out of usage in England by the 17th century, and made standard in the U.S. in American Dictionary of English Language by Noah Webster in 1828, though usage varied for decades afterwards.

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  1. Pronunciation spelling of the, representing primarily French or German accented English.

    Newfoundland · US · alt-of · pronunciation-spelling
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