Etymology

elephant juice

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elephant juice · noun1

From its use as a tranquilizer for large animals.

elephant juice · interjection2

When spoken with no sound, the phrase generates a similar pattern of lip movements to saying "I love you". It was popularised by the 1999 film Elephant Juice.

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