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Etymology

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From the typical use of Zs in speech bubbles to represent the sounds a person makes when sleeping (especially snoring).

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catch some z's (third-person singular simple present catches some z's, present participle catching some z's, simple past and past participle caught some z's)

  1. (idiomatic) To sleep.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sleep
    His boss found him catching some z's at his desk yesterday.