pink elephants
plural noun
any of various visual hallucinations sometimes experienced as a withdrawal symptom after sustained alcoholic drinking.
Origin of pink elephants
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby pink elephants
pink,
pink bollworm,
pink champagne,
pink coat,
pink disease,
pink elephants,
pink family,
pink floyd,
pink gin,
pink lady,
pink noise
British Dictionary definitions for pink elephants
pink elephants
pl n
a facetious name applied to hallucinations caused by drunkenness