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3. Everything / Arts and Entertainment / Comics & Animation
3. Everything / Languages & Linguistics / Colloquialisms, Slang & Humour

Created: 23rd August 1999
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The use of multiple 'Z's is the onomatopaeic representation often used in Western pop-art culture to represent the sound of sleeping people. Sometimes it's also used sarcastically to denote boredom.

It's also useful for us here, to ensure we have a definite 'last entry' in the Edited Guide.



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