white elephant

Summary

white elephant is a phraseme^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• white elephant's instance of is recorded as phraseme^[3].
• white elephant is named after white elephant^[4].
• white elephant is a type of transport infrastructure^[5].
• white elephant is a type of military unit^[6].
• white elephant is a type of property^[7].
• white elephant's said to be the same as is recorded as Boondoggle^[8].
• white elephant's indigenous to is recorded as English^[9].
• white elephant's hashtag is recorded as GPII^[10].

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Definition and Type

white elephant's instance of is recorded as phraseme^[3]. Recorded subclass of include transport infrastructure^[5], military unit^[6], and property^[7].

Origins

white elephant is named after it^[4].

Influence

Things named for white elephant include it gift exchange^[11], a party game^[12], in United States^[13].

Why It Matters

white elephant has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[14]

Entities named for it include it gift exchange^[11], a party game^[12], in United States^[13].