## Meanings
1. To sleep lightly for a short time, often when you did not mean to.
2. A short, light sleep.
3. To stop an alarm or reminder for a few minutes so it sounds again shortly after.

## Examples
- My grandfather likes to snooze in his armchair after lunch.
- I had a quick snooze on the train home.
- He snoozed his alarm three times before finally getting up.

## Derived Forms
- snoozapalooza
- snoozeathon
- snoozefest
- snoozer
- snoozetime
- snoozeworthy
- snoozle
- snoozy

## Related Forms
- catnap
- nap
- shuteye
- slumber

## Etymology
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”).

## AI Etymology
Snooze is traced through 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”). In present-day use, it can mean to sleep lightly for a short time, often when you did not mean to, or a short, light sleep. Derived formations include snoozapalooza, snoozeathon, snoozefest, snoozer, and snoozetime.

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