elephants

/ ˈɛlɪfənts /

adjective

1. slang.
   drunk; intoxicated

Word History and Origins

Origin of elephants¹

C20: shortened from elephant's trunk, rhyming slang for drunk

Example Sentences

The animals said to have been featured in various Roman spectacles include hippopotamuses, elephants, rhinoceroses, bears, ostriches and big cats like lions and tigers.

From Los Angeles Times

Scientists have long known that elephants are clever.

From NewsForKids.net

From West Virginia, USA, she played the violin, she loved elephants and chatting with her friends on Snapchat, and she was looking forward to her 13th birthday.

From BBC

Rangers accompanied them with machine guns to protect them against wild animals like elephants or rhinos, or even poachers in the national park.

From BBC

In the film, Ellyanne reports on her favourite animal - elephants - and says that drought caused by changing weather patterns now poses a greater threat to their survival than poaching.

From BBC

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