zizz

zizz [zɪz] Brit informal

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) a short sleep; nap

vb (intr)

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) to take a short sleep, snooze

[of imitative origin]

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Noun	1.	zizz - a buzzing or whizzing sound; "a nasty zizz in the engine" sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	2.	zizz - a nap; "Arthur's taking a short zizz" cat sleep, catnap, forty winks, short sleep, snooze, nap - sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

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cat sleep
catnap
doze
drowse
forty winks
Great Britain
nap
rest
short sleep
siesta
sleep
slumber
snooze
U.K.
UK
United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

After that, head back to the chalet for a zizz with the sound of a stream outside your window, and the odd snowflake drifting past.

TRAVEL: Frozen assets; GOING COMMANDO ON FRANCE'S ICY SLOPES by The Mirror (London, England)

Clients pay around a tenner to 'relieve stress' by having a20-minute zizz in expensive,specially-designed chairs.

off the Record by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)

It's said to build muscle and trim fat while you zizz.

To sleep perchance to slim...; Can you really lose weight overnight? by Dewar, Angela / Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)

zizz playV2('en/US/so/sosrdrs7s3ht');playV2('en/UK/so/sosrdrs7s3ht')