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- catch some z's
catch some z's
catch some z's
Take a nap, go to sleep, as in I stayed up all night studying so I'd better catch some z's. This term alludes to the buzzing sound of snoring. [Slang; second half of 1900s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| DaithÍ | | DAH-hee | Irish |
| Daryna | | - | Ukrainian |
| Debbora | | - | Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
| Almiro | | - | Portuguese |
| Zara (2) | | - | Bulgarian |
| Madeleine | | ma-də-LEN (French), mad-LEN (French), MAD-ə-lin (English), MAD-ə-lien (English) | French, English, Swedish |