elephants
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of elephants
C20: shortened from elephant's trunk, rhyming slang for drunk
Example Sentences
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Elephants and rhinoceroses lived alongside bison, aurochs, horses, and deer.
From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026
The stage was then set for youngster Bazoumana Toure to get the winner for the Elephants in injury time.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
Elephants around Lake Manyara in Tanzania were killing acacia trees by ripping off bark and leaving “pale ghostly white trunks.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
Elephants at San Diego Zoo Safari Park formed an alert circle to protect their young as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit the region Monday morning.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025
Elephants running around in the jungle, a whole bunch of them.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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