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Redlight Elephant

When people don't want to address, debate or offer solutions about the growing issue of the homeless in America.

Wordplay derived from "The elephant in the room" phrase: important issues or subject matter that people tend not to want to discuss, thus overlooking the isuue.

Redlight is a reference to a traffic light; homeless often stand at traffic lights to aquire money from passing drivers.
Michelle was driving home from work and saw a man with a cardboard sign at the taffic light on the corner of Cornell. The Redlight Elephant struck, she wanted to help but drove right by the man.

Jen and Mike were approached by three homeless coming out of the bookstore. They didn't hesitate to walk past without making eye contact. Neither addressed the Redlight Elephant on their walk to the car.
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pink elephant 

A brand of cigarettes in France. All the cigs are pink and have vanilla flavoring (a.k.a. they are amazing) They come in a black box with a pink elephant facing backwards on it and "Pink Elephant" written in pink.
Joe: Hey can i have a cigarette please?
((gets a cigarette))
Joe: OH SHIT these cigarettes are pink!!!!

Harold: yep they are pink elephants.
pink elephant by ally9867 May 1, 2006

white-eared elephant 

Drunken male party trick, in which the player imitates an elephant by pulling out his two trouser pockets - the ears - and exposes his penis - the trunk.
In between the vodkas and the vomiting, Charlie was sure the waitress would enjoy seeing his white-eared elephant.
white-eared elephant by hunthill September 2, 2008

shit like a circus elephant

A self explanitory saying. The defecation equivalent to the more popular, "piss like a race horse."
Jesus, hold on a second; I gotto shit like a circus elephant.

welcome elephant 

The act or process of welcoming an elephant.
welcome elephant by t('-'t) October 21, 2003

Yellow Elephant 

A Republican who screamed bloody murder for a war with Iraq; but now that we don't have enough troops, has a million excuses for why they can't sign up.
Rush Limbaugh, Andrew Sullivan, Ann Coulter, the staff of the National Review, everyone at FoxNews, College Republicans, Young Republicans, etc.
Yellow Elephant by Jim Jones September 18, 2005

White Elephant 

A party where people (usually family, friends, or a combo of the two) get together and have a game where you unwrap, steal, and trade off presents never actually useful in real life. I mean, my family W.E. party got me a laser tape measure!
"What's up! How did the White Elephant party go?"
"I got a laser thingy!"
"Ooh! That sucks."
"Are you kidding?! That thing is awesome! You push the button and a little red dot comes out!"
"..."
White Elephant by Drumline December 28, 2005