Idioms

elephant's trunk

elephant's trunk

slang Drunk. The phrase comes from rhyming slang in which "elephant's trunk" rhymes with "drunk." Primarily heard in UK. Do you remember last night at the pub at all, or were you elephant's trunk? Well, I must have been elephant's trunk if I got up and did karaoke at the bar! Help him get home, will ya? He started drinking whiskey, and now he's elephant's trunk.

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