Rip Van Winkle
noun/ˌrɪp væn ˈwɪŋkl/
/ˌrɪp væn ˈwɪŋkl/
- a person who is surprised to find how much the world has changed over a period of timeMore Like This Expressions from literary sourcesExpressions from literary sourcesWord OriginFrom the name of a character in a short story by the US writer Washington Irving. He sleeps for 20 years and wakes up to find that the world has completely changed.
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