fr roupillon (A period of sleep; a nap) · pt cochilo (A period of sleep; a nap) · ka ხანმოკლე ძილი (A period of sleep; a nap) · ja うたた寝 (A period of sleep; a nap) · es lata (Something boring) · ota اویقو (A period of sleep; a nap) · ru дремо́та (A period of sleep; a nap) · fi unettava (Something boring) · cmn 小睡 (A period of sleep; a nap) · el υπνάκος (A period of sleep; a nap) · es fastidio (Something boring) · fi torkut (A period of sleep; a nap) · ca becaina (A period of sleep; a nap) · es siesta (A period of sleep; a nap) · gd dùsal (A period of sleep; a nap) · ca becada (A period of sleep; a nap) · gd norrag (A period of sleep; a nap) · pt sesta (A period of sleep; a nap) · sv tupplur (A period of sleep; a nap) · de Nickerchen (A period of sleep; a nap) · ru лёгкий сон (A period of sleep; a nap) · fi nokoset (A period of sleep; a nap) · ca migdiada (A period of sleep; a nap) · bg дрямка (A period of sleep; a nap) · pl drzemka (A period of sleep; a nap) · ca capcinada (A period of sleep; a nap) · fa چرت (A period of sleep; a nap) · ja 居眠り (A period of sleep; a nap) · de Schläfchen (A period of sleep; a nap) · ru дрёма (A period of sleep; a nap) · ar غَفْوَة (A period of sleep; a nap) · ru коро́ткий сон (A period of sleep; a nap)
Unknown, attested since 18th century. Compare Dutch snoezelen (“to snooze”) or Swedish snusa (“to snore lightly”). Compare also Ancient Greek νυστάζω (nustázō, “to doze, drowse”) and Russian сон (son, “sleep, dream”).
Meanings
(intransitive) To sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.
The boss caught him snoozing at his desk.
(transitive) To pause; to postpone for a short while.
To snooze the phone, press and release the power button. 2011, Dan Gookin, Bill Loguidice, Motorola ATRIX For Dummies, page 40:
Let's say you want to see all your reminders, but you don't want it to be too easy to snooze the ones for important items. 2007, Sue Mosher, Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming, page 359:
It enables you to dismiss the reminder, dismiss all reminders, open the highlighted item in the Reminder dialog, and snooze the reminder. Snoozing a reminder is similar to hitting the snooze button on an alarm clock[…] 2003, Ken Slovak, Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, page 110:
gl durmiñar (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · de dösen (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · gl cochar (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · fr faire une sieste (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · ru вздремну́ть (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · ca dormitejar (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · gl topenear (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · mi nenewha (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · ar غَفَا (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · ca dormitar (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · gl sonetar (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · fi torkkua (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · ru дрема́ть (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · sv ta en tupplur (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · bg дремя (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · nl doezelen (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · pt dormitar (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · ja 居眠り (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · de nicken (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · fr faire un somme (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · ka თვლემს (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · pt cochilar (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · gl moquear (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · ru прикорну́ть (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · fi torkahtaa (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · hu szunyál (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · mi kānewha (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · ro ațipi (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · mi kānewhanewha (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · de ein Nickerchen machen (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · gl dormentar (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · pl zdrzemnąć się (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · fr piquer un roupillon (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · es dormitar (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · mi hāmoemoe (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · gl tutar (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · gd dèan dùsal (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · cmn 打盹 (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · el παίρνω έναν υπνάκο (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · hu durmol (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · gl dormexar (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · ru подрема́ть (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · gl trasvaiar (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · ka წაუძინებს (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · ro dormita (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · mi newha (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap) · el λαγοκοιμάμαι (To sleep, especially briefly; to nap)