Sleeping Beauty
noun/ˌsliːpɪŋ ˈbjuːti/
/ˌsliːpɪŋ ˈbjuːti/
- The Sleeping Beautya traditional children's story about a princess who falls asleep and cannot wake up because a witch has put a spell (= a condition caused by magic) on her. A hundred years later, a prince finds her and kisses her. The kiss breaks the spell and she wakes up. The story is often used in British pantomimes.
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- used to refer to somebody who has been asleep for a long time
- OK, Sleeping Beauty, time to get up.
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