elephant walk
elephant walk noun: the taxiing of multiple aircraft in close formation before a mass take-off.
Noun
elephant walk (plural elephant walks)
- The taxiing of multiple aircraft in close formation before a mass take-off.
- 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.
- […] which the players moved in a line while gripping the genitalia of those in front of them similar to an "elephant walk".2012, Lynn M. Jamieson, Thomas Orr, Sport and Violence, page 51
- […] 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).2022, Jana Mathews, The Benefits of Friends, page 60
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see elephant, walk.
Forms of elephant walk
| plural | elephant walks |
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Origin of elephant walk
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.
Questions about elephant walk
- What does elephant walk mean?
- Elephant walk means the taxiing of multiple aircraft in close formation before a mass take-off.
- What part of speech is elephant walk?
- Elephant walk is a noun.
- What is the plural of elephant walk?
- The plural of elephant walk is elephant walks.
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