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rip van winkle

noun /ripvænwɪŋkəl/ 2 syllables 14 letters Scrabble 24 WWF 29
Definitions
noun

a person oblivious to social changes

noun

a person who sleeps a lot

noun

the title character in a story by Washington Irving about a man who sleeps for 20 years and doesn't recognize the world when he wakens

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