1. Rip Van Winkle - Noun
2. Rip Van Winkle - Proper 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
a person who sleeps a lot
a person oblivious to social changes
Source: WordNetCATSKILL, N.Y. (AP) — Pedestrians viewing the Hudson River from the Rip Van Winkle Bridge can now refer to a series of signs that include historical information. Source: Internet
Rip Van Winkle Gardens on Jefferson Island, which sits on top of one of Louisiana's coastal salt domes. Source: Internet
Miss Tiffany Marie Hebert and Jerry Martin Leadley, Jr., both of Fort Dodge, Iowa, became man and wife during a 7 p.m. wedding ceremonyon Saturday, April 29, 2017, at Rip Van Winkle Garden in New Iberia, La. Source: Internet
Will Vinton followed with several other successful short film experiments including The Great Cognito, Creation, and Rip Van Winkle which were each nominated for Academy Awards. Source: Internet
To this day, many mistakenly believe that Irving’s two most famous short stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" are based on actual folk tales of Dutch peasants in the Hudson Valley. Source: Internet