Zod
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Contemporary Examples
And, while Shannon is an enormously talented actor, his zod is decidedly one-note.
‘Man of Steel,’ New Superman Movie Starring Henry Cavill, Falls Flat Marlow Stern June 10, 2013
noun
A sleep; a nap; a snooze
[WWII armed forces fr British; fr zizz]
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