Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turn into a pumpkin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: turn in-to a pump-kin
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To go to bed; to go to sleep (especially at, or around midnight).

Colloquial

verb

Used to indicate a curfew, or the time by which one must depart.

Colloquial

verb

To cease to be special or extraordinary.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"I'm about ready to turn into a pumpkin. You can stay up later if you want."
"Tell her I'm turning into a pumpkin if she stays out too late. She won't be getting a lift from me."
"My daughter turns into a pumpkin at 10:00, so you need to have her home before then."
"I'm turning into a pumpkin at 4:00, so we need to finish this."
""I need to get back now!" "Why? Are you going to turn into a pumpkin?""

Etymology

From the story of Cinderella, in which a pumpkin magically transformed into a coach reverts to its original form at midnight.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

turns into a pumpkin (present, singular) turning into a pumpkin (participle, present) turned into a pumpkin (participle, past) turned into a pumpkin (past)

Questions

What does turn into a pumpkin mean?: To go to bed; to go to sleep (especially at, or around midnight).
Where does turn into a pumpkin come from?: From the story of Cinderella, in which a pumpkin magically transformed into a coach reverts to its original form at midnight.

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