cop some Zs

cop some Z's

To get some sleep. In illustrations such as comics, three (or more) Z's are often used to represent sleep or snoring. We've got a pretty long layover before our next flight, so I'm going to try to cop some Z's at the gate. Jeff's upstairs copping some Z's. It's been a hard week for him. With a newborn at home, the best I can do is cop some Z's when I can.

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cop some Zs

verb

See catch some Zs

See also: cop, zs

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