Talk:sleeping giant

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sleeping giant

Tendentious definition not in accord with the citations. DCDuring TALK 05:40, 25 November 2011 (UTC)

Yes, the stated definition is just one (unfairly chosen) example of the two-word term (or possibly metaphor) sleeping giant. Does it deserve an entry or is it a sum of parts? Dbfirs 13:57, 25 November 2011 (UTC)

It is a metaphor, for sure. I couldn't predict which way voting whimsy would go at RfD. DCDuring TALK 18:27, 25 November 2011 (UTC)

I've taken a stab at improving the definition. See what you think.​—msh210℠ (talk) 18:42, 25 November 2011 (UTC)

"Unrevealed" or, um, "dormant", "unused", "idle", "latent", "inactive", "quiescent"?

BTW, the citations are not all of the headword. The contributor asserts that silent majority is the same as sleeping giant and put sleeping giant in the mouth of Richard Nixon!!! DCDuring TALK 02:07, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

I've fixed the citations, I think, and moved the etymology to the etymology section. Etc. I've also replaced unrevealed with latent, a much better synonym. Further tweaks may be necessary; I've left the rfc tag in place for now.​—msh210℠ (talk) 05:25, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

The metaphor is much older than 1970. I've added an earlier cite, though I agree that the expression was popularised by the film. Dbfirs 08:52, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

Thanks.​—msh210℠ (talk) 00:56, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Seeing no objection, I've removed the rfc tag and am striking.​—msh210℠ (talk) 00:56, 12 December 2011 (UTC)