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Definition of nod out

: to pass out or fall asleep parks lined with winos and junkies nodding out— Tony Kornheiser

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First Known Use of nod out

1961, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nod out was in 1961

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“Nod out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nod%20out. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.

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