a facetious name applied to hallucinations caused by drunkenness
pink elephants in American English
plural noun
any of various visual hallucinations sometimes experienced as a withdrawal symptom after sustained alcoholic drinking
Word origin
[1905–10]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aspect ratio, jazz, overcall, push-up, revolving door
Examples of 'pink elephants' in a sentence
pink elephants
This is like trying not to think of pink elephants.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I've been in the rapper's company before and ended up seeing pink elephants, thanks to the green cloud that follows him around.