elephant juice

名词 n. 感叹词 intj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Etorphine.; Used as a stimulant for horses. slang,uncountable
    — Etorphine, a morphine analog, is a powerful stimulant known as "elephant juice" because it is used to tranquilize large circus animals. Given in small dosage, it acts as a stimulant. "It ranges up to 10,000 times more powerful than morphine," the New York Daily News quoted one expert as saying. "If there is one drug that does not belong in the body of the thoroughbred it is etorphine. Even a slight overdose could kill a horse."
  2. Etorphine.; Taken as a drug by humans. slang,uncountable
    — To take a ride, one sucked Elephant juice through the reed until the water level disappeared beneath the husk. As applause and cheers rang to the ceiling, the host added water to the Elephant for the next partygoer […]
感叹词 intj.
  1. Used as a substitute for I love you. rare,slang

词源

词源 1
From its use as a tranquilizer for large animals.
词源 2
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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