Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elephant juice

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: ele-phan-t juice
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Slang; Uncountable

noun

Slang; Uncountable

intj

Used as a substitute for I love you.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Etorphine, a morphine analog, is a powerful stimulant known as "elephant juice" because it is used to tranquilize large circus animals. Given in small dosage, it acts as a stimulant. "It ranges up to 10,000 times more powerful than morphine," the New York Daily News quoted one expert as saying. "If there is one drug that does not belong in the body of the thoroughbred it is etorphine. Even a slight overdose could kill a horse.""
"You mean that elephant juice they use to dope horses?"
"ETORPHINE (elephant juice) A tranquiliser for large animals such as elephants, it can be a most powerful stimulant if applied correctly to horses. Caused a sensation in WA racing, especially in the 1980s."
"To take a ride, one sucked Elephant juice through the reed until the water level disappeared beneath the husk. As applause and cheers rang to the ceiling, the host added water to the Elephant for the next partygoer […]"
"Etorphine […] Informal Names: Elephant Juice […] When humans in an experiment received etorphine they experienced euphoria and described the drug as feeling like morphine. Researchers who administered etorphine in that experiment concluded that the drug is likely to be abused. Misuse has been noted in China."

Etymology

From its use as a tranquilizer for large animals.

Usage

Synonyms

elephant shoes

Questions

What does elephant juice mean?: Etorphine.
Where does elephant juice come from?: From its use as a tranquilizer for large animals.

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