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    [Adjective]  | "nod*ding" | \ ˈnä-diŋ \


    1: bending downward or forward : drooping

    2: slight, superficial


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Verb]  | "nod" | \ ˈnäd \


    1: to make a quick downward motion of the head whether deliberately (as in expressing assent or salutation) or involuntarily (as from drowsiness)

    2: to incline or sway from the vertical as though ready to fall

    3: to bend or sway the upper part gently downward or forward : bob gently


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English nodden; perhaps akin to Old High German hnotōn to shake;

    [Verb]  | "nod off" 


    1: to fall asleep


    Origin: 1914 ;

    [Noun]  | "a nodding acquaintance" 


    1: a small amount of knowledge about someone or something

    [Adjective]  | "nodding" 


    1: bending downward or forward;


      * e.g., " ... some students, with nodding heads, were helplessly falling asleep during the boring lecture "





    [Verb]  | "nodding" 


    1: to make short up-and-down movements;


      * e.g., " ... though she couldn't see the rain, she knew it had started because she could see the flowers nod as raindrops hit them "



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    [Verb]  | "nod" 


    1: to make short up-and-down movements;


      * e.g., " ... though she couldn't see the rain, she knew it had started because she could see the flowers nod as raindrops hit them "



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    [Verb]  | "nodding off" 


    1: as in dropping off, drowsing (off);




     [ "nodding" ]

    1: A semi dreamlike state where an opiate user slips in and out of consciousnes.

      * e.g.,  ... Look Frank is nodding out hard! 

     [ "nodding" ]

    1: the feeling of disorientation and loss of motor control when on heroin

      * e.g.,  ... ever tryed drivin a car while ure nodding? 

     [ "On the nod" ]

    1: (Verb) Oftentimes the condition or state of being a person wishes to attain, and usually does whenever the sufficient amount of opiates are consumed. Successful attainment will include eyes closed and head titled slightly down. In its most extreme form this writer has seen a person practically folded in half while standing upright as if they were touching their toes.

      * e.g.,  ... Grant doesn't have a single pair of pants that do not have cigarette burns on the legs. Every time he gets on the nod he will light a cigarette, then he'll closes his eyes and he doesn't come to or snap out of it until the cigarette burns up and burns a hole in his pants. 

     [ "on the nod" ]

    1: the dream state that opiate users and heroin addicts experience with their drug

      * e.g.,  ... This dope is wild; it had me "on the nod" all day today. 

     [ "nod" ]

    1: v. to doze off when high on opiates.

      * e.g.,  ... Johnny was nodding hard after he took four Oxy. 


     [ "nod" ]

    2: Your neck goes limp and your head just kinda slumps down on your shoulder and it seems like you just blinked for a really long time, when you come to.

     [ "The Nod" ]

    1: "The Nod" is an act of recognition and respect that is accomplished by raising and lowering your head (nodding)when you see an acquaintance in a public place and you want to show respect for their presence.

      * e.g.,  ... In the Movie "Groove" (2000) the guys that run the rave dont do it for money.... they do it for "The Nod." 

     [ "NODs" ]

    1: military abbreviation for Night Optics Device. also known as Night vision goggles. can also be for night vision sights for sniper rifles. uses existing natural or IR light to illuminate an otherwise pitch-dark area.

      * e.g.,  ... F*ck its dark. NODs on!. *flares out of nowhere* Flares! Back out of your NODs! 

     [ "the nod" ]

    1: the nod means I am a Badass mother fucker , and i recongize that you, too, are a Badass mother fucker.

      * e.g.,  ... guy 1: *the nod* 

     [ "On the nod" ]

    1:  expression used to define someone under the influence of prescription painkillers.

      * e.g.,  ... "john's really fucked up!" 


     [ "On the nod" ]

    2:  can also describe a person using heroin.

      * e.g.,  ... "yeah, he's on the nod" 

     [ "the nods" ]

    1: "The Nods" is a state which every narcotic user (especially heavy narcotics, such as heroin) yearns for.

      * e.g.,  ... Damn! I can't believe that guy cought the nods off just 20mg of oxycontin. 


     [ "the nods" ]

    2: It is the state in which you drift in and out of conciousness for possibly several hours on end, and is associated with the state of "nirvana".


     [ "the nods" ]

    3: It's literally to the point where you feel so good you don't care if you are are asleep or awake, because you'll feel great anyway


     [ "the nods" ]

    4: When a person has "the nods" they feel very, very good, and is typically, after a "rush" the second favorite thing on any junkie's "to do" list after using narcotics.


     [ "the nods" ]

    5: It's basically every junkie's dream.

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