"elephant's" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more elephant's [comparative], most elephant's [superlative]
Etymology: Cockney rhyming slang, from elephant's trunk where trunk rhymes with drunk. Etymology templates: {{m|en|elephant's trunk}} elephant's trunk, {{m|en|trunk}} trunk, {{m|en|drunk}} drunk Head templates: {{en-adj}} elephant's (comparative more elephant's, superlative most elephant's)
  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) drunk (intoxicated with alcohol) Tags: Cockney, slang Synonyms: drunk
    Sense id: en-elephant's-en-adj-4FviRYHZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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