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zzz

zzz

2 9.9
A short written way to show you are bored or not interested
  • interjection
  • Informal
: zzz
  • Zzz, do your job, Spencer, come on.
  • guys—zzz
  • zzz, right

Examples

  • 100% agree, ZZZ!

    Blog text (4)
  • Zzz...What I want to know is what does strip- mining got to do with you payin' Billy Prickett to race tomorrow.

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Attracting attention because it is new, exciting, or makes you think

∞ 1.0

Making people feel very interested and eager

Surface Forms

zzz main

Etymology

Zzz is often used in chats to show boredom or that something is dull, and it comes from the picture idea of someone sleeping and making the 'zzz' sound. Typing zzz is a quick way to say 'this is so boring it makes me sleep'.