zz

¹

abbreviation for

1. zigzag.

ZZ

²

abbreviation for

1. zigzag approach.

Zz.

³

or zz.

abbreviation for

1. ginger.

Word History and Origins

Origin of zz¹

From the Latin word zingiber

Example Sentences

ZZ Top had a similar idea — combining guitar music with synths and programmed elements — around the same time with “Eliminator.”

From Los Angeles Times

We’re very fortunate that we’re from a generation of bands — us, Duran Duran, ZZ Top, the Police, Michael Jackson — where you can close your eyes and see the video because it’s burnt into your retinas.

From Los Angeles Times

ZZ Top were what you might call a three-piece American power trio with things like “Tush” and “Cheap Sunglasses,” and then it just blew wide open to a whole different audience.

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And I’m sure they had a lot of old ZZ Top fans saying, “This isn’t ZZ Top anymore.”

From Los Angeles Times

NIH has since paused clinical trials for 3K3A-APC, a stroke drug sponsored by ZZ Biotech, a Houston-based company co-founded by Berislav V. Zlokovic, professor and chair of the department of physiology and neuroscience at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

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