Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To take a light nap; doze.
- noun A brief light sleep.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A short nap.
- To slumber; take a short nap.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun colloq. A short sleep; a nap.
- intransitive verb colloq. To doze; to drowse; to take a short nap; to slumber.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive To
sleep , especially briefly; tonap . - verb transitive To
pause ; topostpone for a short while. - noun A period of
sleep ; anap . - noun Something
boring .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb sleep lightly or for a short period of time
- noun sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Quietly utter the word 'snooze,' letting Manuel know he is to return in nine minutes.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Quietly utter the word 'snooze,' letting Manuel know he is to return in nine minutes.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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No, it just proves that you are an idiot, since you think faux snooze is “fair and balanced”
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I think it should just be able to recognize any words because usually when my alarm clock goes off i'm not thinking of the word snooze, i'll be there like half asleep trying forever to remember to say snooze., I would just wanna wake up and say shut the f*** up.
iTalk: Finally an alarm clock you can yell at | Sync Blog 2009
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Some of us are up for hours, while others simply rush out the door after hitting the "snooze" button 15 times, but either way at a certain point in our lives we've pretty much worked out our approach to starting the day.
Archive 2010-09-01 BikeSnobNYC 2010
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There's been a few problems: the Maria/Angel "snooze" subplots, a wooden and uninvolving performance from Julia Stiles, a pedestrian killer storyline that looked like it came off an episode of Criminal Minds, to name a few, but the problem I have had is how it has dealt with Rita's death.
Ask Matt: Fringe, Dexter, Walking Dead, Post-Mortems and More 2010
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Some of us are up for hours, while others simply rush out the door after hitting the "snooze" button 15 times, but either way at a certain point in our lives we've pretty much worked out our approach to starting the day.
Minimizing Windows: Just Call Me Aimless in the Morning BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Last week's "town hall" hosted by Tom "snooze" Brokaw being the worst.
Christopher Ingram: McCain Brings Out NFL Two Minute Offense 2008
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How was it decided that nine minutes was the correct length of time for "snooze" on most clock radios?
ASK TIP SHEET 2007
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All I wish to comment on here is what has been referred to as the "snooze" factor in the democratic debate.
quells commented on the word snooze
apparently, this is a period of time equal to 9 minutes.
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October 24, 2007
bilby commented on the word snooze
Whose Kalmazoo Zoo kangaroos snooze in used blue-chartreuse-rouge cruise shoes?
July 24, 2022