This common slang term for a useless gift or person is also a slur for conservative GOP Republicans, especially rich, "white," elderly members of the party.

It is a play on the common usage of the term (implying such individuals are useless or even a burden) and upon the wrinkled appearance of the animals.

The phrase originally comes from the actual white elephants of India which were considered sacred property of the king, above doing work, and were given as supposed rewards to loyal subjects, but due to the expensive nature of keeping an elephant and the fact that they were forbidden from making the beast labor the gift could actually end up ruining the recipient, and was sometimes intended to. Politics can be brutal!

I had no idea grandpa was a White Elephant until I heard him talking about wanting to build a wall on the Mexican border!

white elephant by Madam Myriad September 20, 2016

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rusty elephant

The act of making one's mouth exceptionally dry and blowing into a penis during oral sex, making a trumpeting noise to mimic an elephant.

Man #1: How was it last night bro?"
Man #2: "Horrible, she gave me a rusty elephant."

rusty elephant by 469 Productions June 3, 2016

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Grassy elephant

When you eat a bunch of grass then shit it into someone's mouth. They they proceed to eat the poop then shit it back out.

I just gave Melanie a Grassy Elephant and she asked me to do 4 more. That freak bitch.

Grassy elephant by Dicklickr9000 June 30, 2016

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