单词 | pink elephant |
释义 | > as lemmaspink elephant pink elephant n. colloquial a type of something extraordinary or impossible, spec. a characteristic hallucination supposedly experienced by a drunk or delirious person (usually in plural). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > effects of excessive drinking > hallucinations caused by excessive drinking pink elephant1900 pink rat1901 1900 Blue Pencil Mag. Apr. 22/1 She don't stand for this booze business, and I'm opposed to it myself. D'ye see them pink elephants running up my pants legs? 1933 Official World's Fair Weekly (Chicago) 30 Sept. 25/3 Nightmares of the modern school are built around ‘pink elephants’ if we are to believe the song writers. 1984 M. Amis Money 93 Goodney, in his white suit, suntan and sliding blond hair, stood out like a pink elephant. < as lemmas |
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