"elephant in the corner" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-elephant in the corner.oga [US] Forms: elephants in the corner [plural]
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  1. Alternative form of elephant in the room Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: elephant in the room
    Sense id: en-elephant_in_the_corner-en-noun-yD3jbjax Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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