Aladdin's cave
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- Aladdin cave (uncommon)
Etymology edit
From the cave in the story Aladdin where the titular protagonist is trapped but ends up finding a genie and riches.
Noun edit
Aladdin's cave (plural Aladdin's caves)
- a place full of valuable or unusual objects [from 19th c.]
- His shop is a real Aladdin's cave of antiques.
References edit
- “Aladdin's cave, n.” under “Aladdin, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2021; “Aladdin's cave, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.