According to some people, what you sometimes see when you're drunk. (can neither be denied nor confirmed as it's always somebody's friend's friend or relative.)
In the movie Dumbo, there's a scene where Dumbo accidentally get's drunk and see's purple elephants.
ex:
"Seriously, man, my uncle, he got real drunk one New Year's and he says he saw purple elephants."
by andriod5 August 29, 2005
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A definition used to describe drunk elephants that are not secure in the restictions of the law.

If an elephant drinks more than 30 units of alchol, he is a purple elephant.
Sarge: We've got another purple elephant loose in the Zoo. Damn those Japanese tourists!
by jimmieeeeee July 25, 2005
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