Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elephant walk

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: ele-phan-t walk
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The taxiing of multiple aircraft in close formation before a mass take-off.

American usage

noun

A men's hazing ritual in which the men walk with each one holding the penis of the man behind him and with his thumb in the anus of the man in front of him.

Slang

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see elephant, walk.

Example Sentences

"[…] which the players moved in a line while gripping the genitalia of those in front of them similar to an "elephant walk"."
"[…] members at Sacramento State University simulating the elephant walk (a ritual that involves men forming a line and walking as a group while grasping the penis of the man in front of them)."

Etymology

From elephant + walk. Coined in the United States Air Force during World War 2, in reference to the appearance of large numbers of taxiing heavy bombers.

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

elephant walks (plural)

Questions

What does elephant walk mean?: The taxiing of multiple aircraft in close formation before a mass take-off.
Where does elephant walk come from?: From elephant + walk. Coined in the United States Air Force during World War 2, in reference to the appearance of large numbers of taxiing heavy bombers.

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