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snooze

  [snooz] verb, snoozed, snooz⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used without object)
1. to sleep; slumber; doze; nap.
–noun
2. a short sleep; nap.
Origin:
1780–90; orig. uncert.

Related forms:
snoozer, noun
snoozy, adjective
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The Importance of Sleep
Not Sleeping Enough Can Have Health Consequences. Know Your Options!
www.TakeBackYourSleep.com
snooze   (snōōz)   
intr.v.   snoozed, snooz·ing, snooz·es
To take a light nap; doze.
n.  A brief light sleep.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
snooze [snuz]

  1. in.
    to sleep; to take a little nap. : I snoozed a little bit before the party.
  2. n.
    a little nap. : Why not go up and take a little snooze?
  3. n.
    something that is boring enough to put someone to sleep. : The play was a snooze. I left before it was over.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

snooze 
1789, cant word, of unknown origin, perhaps echoic of a snore.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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