rogue elephantn.

Brit.

/ˌrəʊɡ ˈɛlᵻf(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˌroʊɡ ˈɛləf(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rogue n., elephant n.

Etymology: < rogue n. + elephant n. Compare Sinhala hora aliyā (see quot. 1840 at sense 1) < hora thievish, restive ( < horā thief < Sanskrit cora) + aliyā elephant (not the usual word for the animal; < Tamil alliyaṉ stray elephant), although it is uncertain whether the English expression is after Sinhala or vice versa.

1. An elephant living apart from the herd and having savage or destructive tendencies.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Proboscidea (elephants) > [noun] > elephant > with particular character

rogue elephant1835

rogue1850

1835 J. Holman Voy. round World III. xi. 306 A rogue elephant is either a large male who has been driven from the herd, after losing a contest for the mastery of the whole; or a female, wandering from it in quest of her calf.

1840 J. Forbes Eleven Years Ceylon I. v. 116 He had certain information of a hora-alia (rogue elephant) that was little more than a mile from the resthouse.

1885 G. S. Forbes Wild Life in Canara 167 A friend of mine travelling..along this road had a very hazardous meeting with a rogue elephant.

1916 W. H. Young Merry Banker in Far East ix. 173 I jumped an inch or two off my chair when he, trumpeting like a rogue-elephant, said viciously: ‘Wrong, sir.’

1989 G. Mehta Raj vi. 43 His officers spoke of experiences in the jungle when they tracked a rogue elephant or a wounded tiger.

2. A person or agency whose activities are antisocial and destructive.

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society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [noun] > antisocial person

rogue elephant1920

asocial1945

1920 World's Work Apr. 622/1 The rank and file of the I. W. W. have no social ideas whatsoever, but are merely organized ‘rogue elephants’.

1952 Times 19 Nov. 5/2 The present move for later closing..would encourage the pirates and rogue elephants of the distributive trades.

1981 Times 15 Dec. 11/2 Only the rogue elephants among the public utility monopolies have occasionally run amuck.

2003 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 23 Feb. 13/2 In the 1970's Powers concluded that the president is..‘the sun in the C.I.A.'s solar system’—despite fears that the agency was some kind of rogue elephant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rogue elephant
释义	rogue elephantn. Brit. /ˌrəʊɡ ˈɛlᵻf(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌroʊɡ ˈɛləf(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rogue n., elephant n. Etymology: < rogue n. + elephant n. Compare Sinhala hora aliyā (see quot. 1840 at sense 1) < hora thievish, restive ( < horā thief < Sanskrit cora) + aliyā elephant (not the usual word for the animal; < Tamil alliyaṉ stray elephant), although it is uncertain whether the English expression is after Sinhala or vice versa. 1. An elephant living apart from the herd and having savage or destructive tendencies. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Proboscidea (elephants) > [noun] > elephant > with particular character rogue elephant1835 rogue1850 1835 J. Holman Voy. round World III. xi. 306 A rogue elephant is either a large male who has been driven from the herd, after losing a contest for the mastery of the whole; or a female, wandering from it in quest of her calf. 1840 J. Forbes Eleven Years Ceylon I. v. 116 He had certain information of a hora-alia (rogue elephant) that was little more than a mile from the resthouse. 1885 G. S. Forbes Wild Life in Canara 167 A friend of mine travelling..along this road had a very hazardous meeting with a rogue elephant. 1916 W. H. Young Merry Banker in Far East ix. 173 I jumped an inch or two off my chair when he, trumpeting like a rogue-elephant, said viciously: ‘Wrong, sir.’ 1989 G. Mehta Raj vi. 43 His officers spoke of experiences in the jungle when they tracked a rogue elephant or a wounded tiger. 2. A person or agency whose activities are antisocial and destructive. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > [noun] > antisocial person rogue elephant1920 asocial1945 1920 World's Work Apr. 622/1 The rank and file of the I. W. W. have no social ideas whatsoever, but are merely organized ‘rogue elephants’. 1952 Times 19 Nov. 5/2 The present move for later closing..would encourage the pirates and rogue elephants of the distributive trades. 1981 Times 15 Dec. 11/2 Only the rogue elephants among the public utility monopolies have occasionally run amuck. 2003 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 23 Feb. 13/2 In the 1970's Powers concluded that the president is..‘the sun in the C.I.A.'s solar system’—despite fears that the agency was some kind of rogue elephant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1835
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