Definition of the word Rip Van Winkle

Pronunciation of vocabulary Rip Van Winkle

Rip Van Winklenoun

RIP Van Winkle

/ˌrɪp væn ˈwɪŋkl//ˌrɪp væn ˈwɪŋkl/

Origin of the word Rip Van Winkle

Word 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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