Word of the Day for Tuesday, April 6, 2010
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land of Nod \land-uhv-NOD\, noun:
land of Nod \land-uhv-NOD\, noun:
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A mythical land of sleep.
fA mythical land of sleep.
Along with the B.O. sending our country off to the land of the Defenseless against nuke attacks, the Mrs. B.O. is good at sending her listeners off to the land of Nod!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Land of Nod is a pun on the biblical place-name, the country to which Cain journeyed after slaying Abel. See Genesis, 4:16.
fLand of Nod is a pun on the biblical place-name, the country to which Cain journeyed after slaying Abel. See Genesis, 4:16.
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