adjective Street Slang

elephant's trunk

EL-uh-fants-TRUNK · adjective · slang

Drunk — 'a bit elephants'.

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Cockney rhyming slang for 'drunk', shortened to 'elephants'.

“He was well elephant's trunk by the end of the night.”
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elephant's trunk In A Sentence

He was well elephant's trunk by the end of the night.

Origin & Usage

'Trunk' rhymes with 'drunk'; traditional London slang.

Variants elephants

People Also Ask

What does 'elephant's trunk' mean?

It's Cockney rhyming slang for 'drunk', usually shortened to just 'elephants'.

How do you use 'elephants' to mean drunk?

You'd say someone is 'a bit elephants' or 'well elephants' to mean they've had too much to drink.

Where does 'elephant's trunk' come from?

It's traditional London rhyming slang — 'trunk' rhymes with 'drunk'.

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