zee
The name of the Latin script letter Z/zThe name of the Latin script letter Z/z.
» I really need to go home and catch some zees.
Meaning
3 sensesThe name of the Latin script letter Z/z.
Zet, Zett
зэдzɛd, зэтzɛt, цэтcɛt
the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet
Something Z-shaped. Found in compounds.
zee-bar.
(colloquial, usually plural)Sleep.
Time to get some zees.
Examples
4 sentencesI really need to go home and catch some zees.
Do you pronounce it "Zed" or "Zee"?
My name is Ziri. You can call my "Zee" for short.
In many dialects of English, the letter Z is pronounced "zed", not "zee".
Translations
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Origin
Likely an alteration of zed (which see for more), by analogy with other letters such as beLikely an alteration of zed (which see for more), by analogy with other letters such as bee, dee, tee and vee. Fell out of usage in England by the 17th century, and made standard in the U.S. in American Dictionary of English Language by Noah Webster in 1828, though usage varied for decades afterwards.
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