in the Land of Nod



in the Land of Nod

Asleep. The phrase likely alludes to how one's head nods when one is falling asleep. I would have told you this last night, but you were already in the Land of Nod, and I didn't want to wake you.
See also: land, nod, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vasanta-Hinduism
Amor-Roman Mythology, Late Roman, Spanish, Portuguese
LÚCÁS-Irish
Astarteəs-TAHR-tee (English)Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Elkan-Hebrew
Bolormaa-Mongolian