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elephant in the room 

n. A very large issue that everyone is acutely aware of, but nobody wants to talk about. Perhaps a sore spot, perhaps politically incorrect, or perhaps a political hot potato, it's something that no one wants to touch with a ten foot pole. Sometimes pink elephant in the room.
The degeneration of parental responsibility in this country is the elephant in the room, but no one in Washington wants to address it.
elephant in the room by fizzle April 15, 2004

Elephant Kiss 

The moment an elephant gently touches you with its trunk; usually lightly patting your head. Very rare to see.
Oh look he just got an elephant kiss!
Elephant Kiss by Elephant Kiss March 14, 2016

Elephant in the room 

A very American saying, that is a metaphor for something that people do not want to discuss.

Popularised in the UK by Loose Women guest panellist Alexandra Burke.
Ah, there's an Elephant in the room,
Ah, though we're all alone,
It's not just me and you
Elephant in the room by KDRKS January 9, 2020

elephant shoe

I remember this from kidhood. If you mouth the words elephant shoe at someone then it looks like you're mouthing "i love you". bless.
"elephant shoe" mouthed slowly out of the window of a bus departing.
elephant shoe by bigwillch May 13, 2005
Word of the Day on March 14, 2022

Elephant Man 

A person who has an incredible memory, yet is horribly deformed and infested with parasites. They are also highly resistant to cancer for reasons science is yet to explain.
Tom: Hey what was that word we were going to add to urban dictionary?

Bill: damn I forgot

Tom: I guess neither of us are an elephant man

Bill: No shit, otherwise I wouldn’t have been diagnosed with stage four leukemia last week.

elephant golf 

Golfing game. When a man fails to drive the ladies tee-box it is customary to force him to turn his trouser/shorts pockets inside out, unzip his fly, and walk the length of the hole with his johnson out, thus making an elephants image around his crotch.

Cruel variations of this game include consuming a quiagh (a small silver tureen used to formally serve whiskey at gatherings) of whiskey before every new hole when playing in a fourball. The first 3 players (determined by the lowest score at the previous hole) can sip as much or as little as they like, but the fourth player must finish what is left. This normally results in at least one player getting totally mashed and spaffing their drives only a handful of yards.
"Ooops, failed to make the ladies tee again, you know what that means - elephant golf!"

"Let's hit the golf course with a bottle of dram for some elephant golf"

"OK, rules for todays golf competition. No ladies on the course, and elephant golf to be played at all times."
elephant golf by Jamie Douglas September 8, 2006