5/18/2023 0 Comments Jack london alcoholic![]() ![]() They changed the animal to rats, monkeys, giraffes, hippopotamuses or elephants – or combinations thereof and added color – blue, red, green, pink – and many combinations thereof. History of the euphemism įor many decades before "pink elephant" became the standard drunken hallucination, people were known to "see snakes" or "see snakes in their boots." Beginning in about 1889, and throughout the 1890s, writers made increasingly elaborate modifications to the standard "snakes" idiom. Although they are extremely rare, albino elephants can appear to be pink as well as white. Another notable instance of the appearance of pink elephants in popular culture is the " Pink Elephants on Parade" section of the 1941 Walt Disney animated film Dumbo. An alcoholic character in Jack London's 1913 novel John Barleycorn is said to hallucinate "blue mice and pink elephants". The term dates back to at least the early 20th century, emerging from earlier idioms about seeing snakes and other creatures. " Seeing pink elephants" is a euphemism for hallucinations caused by delirium tremens or alcoholic hallucinosis, especially the former. ![]() For other uses, see Pink elephant (disambiguation). ![]()
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