How to Pronounce "seeing pink elephants"
expression
SEE-ing PINK EL-uh-fuhnts
SEE-ing PINK EL-ih-fuhnts
Definition
To hallucinate or see things that aren't really there, commonly because of extreme drunkenness or illness. Used as an idiom for being delirious or imagining things.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈsiɪŋ/ /ˈpɪŋk/ /ˈɛɫəfənts
British English
sˈiːɪŋ/ /pˈɪŋk/ /ˈɛlɪfənts
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SEE-ing PINK EL-uh-fuhnts
UK
SEE-ing PINK EL-ih-fuhnts
Listen in Context
After drinking too much, he started seeing pink elephants.
She was so sick she thought she was seeing pink elephants.
Everyone laughed when he claimed he was seeing pink elephants.
Don't worry, you're not actually seeing pink elephants—you're just really tired.