"virtahepo olohuoneessa" meaning in Finnish

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Noun

Forms: "hippopotamus in the living room" [literally]
Etymology: Popularized by the book of the same name first published in 1991 and written by Finnish theologian, therapist and author Tommy Hellsten; he has stated in an interview that he overheard the idiom while visiting the United States, and it is almost certainly a variant of the English elephant in the room. Etymology templates: {{coin|fi|Tommy Hellsten|nat=Finnish|nobycat=1|notext=1|occ=theologian, therapist and author|w=fi:}} Finnish theologian, therapist and author Tommy Hellsten, {{ncog|en|elephant in the room}} English elephant in the room Head templates: {{head|fi|nouns|cat2=|g=|head=virtahepo olohuoneessa|sort=}} virtahepo olohuoneessa, {{fi-noun|head=virtahepo olohuoneessa}} virtahepo olohuoneessa
  1. (idiomatic) elephant in the room Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-virtahepo_olohuoneessa-fi-noun-jOgkhAiZ Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header

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