Rip van Win·kle
| \ ˌrip-(ˌ)van-ˈwiŋ-kəl
, -vən- \
, -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
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“Rip van Winkle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Rip%20van%20Winkle. Accessed 16 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of Rip van Winkle was circa 1820
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