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elephant

Are you an elephant? You crush me to pieces!
by doggo_live February 26, 2024
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Elephant

An adjective to describe a poor situation. Typically a non-political context, despite having political roots.
by superslimjim36 June 9, 2025
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elephant clicking

When a technical person (developer, engineer, scientist, et al.) uses a UI tool to solve a problem instead of the command line or underlying program.

The 'elephant' comes from the PostgreSQL elephant and the many related SQL GUI clients that allow developers to avoid using SQL from the command line for queries. However, this phrase is not limited to PostgreSQL and can refer to any other GUI or related to tool that allows a user to click around to find their way.

This phrase originated at Even Financial, an incomparable Fintech company in the heart of NYC.
Alex: I use the debugger to step-through my code when there's unexpected behavior.

Ross: STOP ELEPHANT CLICKING, YOU ELEPHANT CLICKER!!!
by An_Unknown_Programmer May 10, 2018
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elephant walk

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elephant tickle

The act of reaching one's arm between a friend, colleague, enemy, or superior's legs from behind, and tickling their bellybutton. Meant to provide the recipient with extreme discomfort.
Example: "Hey man, your boss looks upset. You should give him an elephant tickle to brighten his day."
by floppyblumpkins October 14, 2013
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elephant seal

A slimy, desperate, perverted old man who seeks younger, more vulnerable mates. A dirty, loser man. The male equivalent of a cougar.

In nature, elephant seals have harums, in which one alpha male denies all other males access to the group. The non-alpha males are known to chill around the group, waiting to mount any young seal who strays from the pack.
"Ewww, Betty! The elephant seal at 3 o'clock is totally checking you out!"
"OMG! Jane is dating a total elephant seal. He's old enough to be her great-grandfather."
by Elephant Seal Awareness July 19, 2009
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Elephant-Mungo

Used commonly in the Tri State area, elephant mungo is a form of time. The time of elephant mungo is right around 3:30 pm; more specifically it is the time in between 3:29 and 3:31 pm, not including 3:30. Some consider this to be an overvonplicated way of expressing time, while others consider it the time unit of the future.
Carl: Hey Bill, want to go to the park with me?
Bill: Sure, what time?
Carl: Does elephant-mungo work for you...
Bill: Why, yes it certainly does.
by Shmeat Lover XD June 25, 2018
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