land of Nod
[ nod ]
/ nɒd /
noun
the mythical land of sleep.
Origin of land of Nod
1725–35; pun on
Land of Nod (Gen. 4:16); see
nod
British Dictionary definitions for land of nod
land of Nod
noun
Old Testament
a region to the east of Eden to which Cain went after he had killed Abel (Genesis 4:14)
an imaginary land of sleep
Cultural definitions for land of nod
land of Nod
To “go off to the land of Nod,” or to “nod off,” is to go to sleep: “What a boring speech! Half the listeners are on their way to the land of Nod.”