turn into a pumpkin

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turn into a pumpkin

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

verb turns into a pumpkin · turning into a pumpkin · turned into a pumpkin

  1. colloquial, idiomatic To go to bed; to go to sleep (especially at, or around midnight). I'm about ready to turn into a pumpkin. You can stay up later if you want.
  2. colloquial, idiomatic Used to indicate a curfew, or the time by which one must depart. My daughter turns into a pumpkin at 10:00, so you need to have her home before then.
  3. colloquial, idiomatic To cease to be special or extraordinary.

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@misc{turn_into_a_pumpkin_2026,
  title = {turn into a pumpkin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/turn%20into%20a%20pumpkin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}