Rip van Winkle
Rip van Win·kle
noun \ˌrip-(ˌ)van-ˈwiŋ-kəl, -vən-\Definition of RIP VAN WINKLE
: a ne'er-do-well in a story in Washington Irving's Sketch Book who sleeps for 20 years
First Known Use of RIP VAN WINKLE
circa 1820
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