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Rip Van Winkle

"person out of touch with current conditions," 1829, from name of character in Washington Irving's "Sketch Book" (1819-20).

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Definitions of Rip Van Winkle from WordNet

Rip van Winkle (n.)
a person oblivious to social changes;
Rip van Winkle (n.)
a person who sleeps a lot;
Rip van Winkle (n.)
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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