giraffe sheep

noun

A llama or alpaca.

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Meanings

noungiraffe sheep (plural giraffe sheep)
  1. InternethumorousA llama or alpaca.

    I went to see the giraffe sheep down the road, and meet their new baby giraffe lambs.

    2018 September 8, Brad Kul (@Brad_Kul), Twitter
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    I have a family with 2 little girls coming to stay this weekend. The goats and giraffe sheep will end up horribly over fed.

    2016 March 21, jo (@jofromgreylynn), Twitter

    I have been trying to get this through my spouse’s head. A few alpacas as pets? Fine. But don’t think we’re getting into the fluffy giraffe sheep business anytime soon.

    2019 October 2, R.L. (@SendSaddlebreds), Twitter

Origin

From a likening of the long neck of a llama or alpaca to that of a giraffe and its wooly coat to that of a sheep.

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giraffe sheep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giraffe%20sheep

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“giraffe sheep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giraffe%20sheep. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “giraffe sheep,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giraffe%20sheep.

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