Zed

/zɛd/

Meaning & Definition

noun

The name of the letter 'Z' in British English.

In British English, the letter Z is pronounced 'zed'.

An informal term referring to everything in a given context.

The whole zed of it is just too complicated.

Middle English 'z', from Old French 'zede', from Latin 'zedus', from Greek 'zeta'.

Zed's dead

A slang expression referring to something being finished or completed.

Zed for Zebra

A phonetic way of spelling using alphabet letters.

zeta

The sixth letter of the Greek alphabet.

Zorro

A fictional character known for his masked identity and sword fighting.

Something that is pointless or irrelevant.

That discussion was a complete zed, nobody was interested.

To sleep or rest (British slang).

I’m going to hit the zed for a bit before dinner.