# turn into a pumpkin

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To go to bed; to go to sleep (especially at, or around midnight).
2. Used to indicate a curfew, or the time by which one must depart.
3. To cease to be special or extraordinary.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/turn-into-a-pumpkin