Aladdin's cave

English

Alternative forms

• Aladdin cave (uncommon)

Etymology

From the cave in the story Aladdin where the titular protagonist is trapped but ends up finding a genie and riches.

Noun

Aladdin's cave (plural Aladdin's caves)

1. a place full of valuable or unusual objects [from 19th c.]

   His shop is a real Aladdin's cave of antiques.

References

• “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.