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pink elephants

/pɪŋk ˈɛlɪfənts/

Traducción: Frase que describe alucinaciones o cosas absurdas e imposibles, a menudo asociadas con la intoxicación alcohólica severa o el delirium tremens. Se usa metafóricamente para referirse a ideas irreales o fantásticas.

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/pɪŋk ˈɛlɪfənts/C1informal
  • esFrase que describe alucinaciones o cosas absurdas e imposibles, a menudo asociadas con la intoxicación alcohólica severa o el delirium tremens. Se usa metafóricamente para referirse a ideas irreales o fantásticas.

A phrase describing hallucinations or absurd, impossible things, often associated with heavy alcohol intoxication or delirium tremens. It is used metaphorically to refer to unrealistic or fantastical ideas.

  1. Hallucination from intoxicationC1informal

    A humorous or figurative term for hallucinations, especially those caused by excessive alcohol consumption.

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    • After drinking too much, he started seeing pink elephants.
    • The phrase 'pink elephants' is often used to describe drunken hallucinations.
    • She joked that she was seeing pink elephants after the party.