pink elephants

plural noun

: hallucinations arising especially from heavy drinking or use of narcotics

began to see pink elephants

Examples of pink elephants in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While many stuck to the all-white theme, some took some risks and added their own flair to the dress code including James Corden, 44, who wore a white button-down shirt with light pink elephants printed at the bottom. — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023

Their swaddles are in prints of pink elephants or flowers. — New York Times, 12 Mar. 2022

Even when black holes crashed together and merged, the singularities—or pink elephants—would remain hidden by their event horizons, preventing their existence from throwing the outer cosmos into chaos. — Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2020

This six-inch pink elephant from beloved plush toy maker Mary Meyer has a Wubbanub medical grade non-latex pacifier attached. — Popular Science, 15 Mar. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above