English · Slang Attested

elephant juice

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Etorphine. — Used as a stimulant for horses.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một loại thuốc kích thích cho ngựa

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Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

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

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Etorphine. — Taken as a drug by humans.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một loại thuốc bị lạm dụng bởi con người

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Topics: Elephants

Common questions

What does “elephant juice” mean?

Etorphine. — Used as a stimulant for horses.

Is “elephant juice” formal or informal?

elephant juice is generally slang.