To intend to take a short nap, but end up sleeping for a much longer period. Refers to the story of Rip Van Winkle who fell asleep for a hundred years.
I meant to take a quick nap before my next class but I ended up ripping a van winkle and missing my midterm.
Has an origin from a main character of short story with the same name written and published by Washington Irving in 1819. The term is used to describe persons who fall asleep or are absent for sometime, and do not realize what the hell has happened around them when they wake up or return.
Jane: Oh, there you are, Rick. Good luck on the test tomorrow!
Rick: What? There's a test tomorrow?
Jane: Of course! Our teacher told us. Don't you remember?
Rick: No, not really. I was...
Jane: Felling asleep in the class again, right? Seriously, what's wrong with you? Are you Rip Van Winkle?
The birth name of the rap god, Vanilla Ice. Robert Van Winkle originates from Dallas, Texas but claims he is from Miami. He wrote such songs as Ice Ice Baby, Ninja Rap, Ninja Rap 2, Ice Ice Baby (Christmas edition), and Ice Ice Baby (Zumba Mix). He is also known for his very epic show, Vanilla Ice Goes Amish and his partially less epic show, The Vanilla Ice Project.