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baby elephants in the room

baby elephants in the room is the plural of baby elephant in the room.

Meaning of baby elephant in the room

Noun

baby elephant in the room (plural baby elephants in the room)

  1. (idiomatic) An obvious but mostly inconsequential issue.

Questions about baby elephants in the room

What is baby elephants in the room the plural of?
Baby elephants in the room is the plural of baby elephant in the room.

Words near baby elephants in the room in the dictionary

  1. baby doll dress
  2. baby doll dresses
  3. baby dolls
  4. baby duck syndrome
  5. baby elephant in the room
  6. baby elephants in the room
  7. baby eyes
  8. baby face
  9. baby faced
  10. baby faces
  11. baby factories

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