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View synonyms for land of Nod
land of Nod
[ nod ]
noun
- the mythical land of sleep.
land of Nod
noun
- Old Testament a region to the east of Eden to which Cain went after he had killed Abel (Genesis 4:14)
- an imaginary land of sleep
land of Nod
- To “go off to the land of Nod,” or to “nod off,” is to go to sleep: “What a boring speech! Half the listeners are on their way to the land of Nod.”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of land of Nod1
First recorded in 1725–35; a pun on Land of Nod (Genesis 4:16); nod
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