A white elephant is a possession that its owner cannot dispose of without extreme difficulty, and whose cost, particularly that of maintenance, is out...

A white elephant (also albino elephant) is a rare kind of elephant, but not a distinct species. Although often depicted as snow white, their skin is typically...

A white elephant gift exchange, Yankee swap or Dirty Santa is a party game where amusing and impractical gifts are exchanged during festivities. The goal...

"Hills Like White Elephants" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway. It was first published in August 1927, in the literary magazine transition, then later...

Elephant White is a 2011 American action-thriller film starring Djimon Hounsou and Kevin Bacon. Filming took place in Bangkok, Thailand. American assassin...

White Elephant or white elephant may also refer to: White elephant (animal), a rare kind of albino elephant (not a distinct species) White Elephant (1984...

A white elephant sale is a collection of used items being sold, much akin to a yard sale or garage sale, often as a fund-raiser for a cause. The term "white...

White Elephant is an American action film directed by Jesse V. Johnson and written by Johnson and Erik Martinez, based on a story by Johnson. It stars...

Elephants are the largest living land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), the African...

The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant (Thai: เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่เชิดชูยิ่งช้างเผือก; RTGS: Khrueang Ratcha-itsariyaphon An Pen Thi Choetchu...

The expression "the elephant in the room" (or "the elephant in the living room") is a metaphorical idiom in English for an important or enormous topic...

the elephant's slow and painful death. The story is regarded as a metaphor for colonialism as a whole, and for Orwell's view that "when the white man...

White Elephant" is a short story written by Mark Twain and published in 1882 by James R. Osgood. In this detective mystery, a Siamese white elephant,...

White Elephant Butte is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada. The elevation is 8,445 feet (2,574 m). White Elephant Butte was so named on account of the...

The elephant has been a contributor to Thai society and its icon for many centuries. The elephant has had a considerable impact on Thai culture. The Thai...

After intense lobbying by grassroots leaders and residents, including a white elephant incident in 2005, the station opened on 15 January 2006. Buangkok station...

White Elephant (Spanish: Elefante blanco) is a 2012 Argentine drama film directed by Pablo Trapero. The film competed in the Un Certain Regard section...

The White Elephant Orchestra, later known as White Elephant, otherwise known as Mike Mainieri & Friends, was a jazz-rock big band made up of session and...

said to ride on a flying white elephant named Airavata, who was made the King of all elephants by Lord Indra. A white elephant is rare and given special...

"The White Elephant" is the fifteenth episode of the third series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee...

often critical of film noir. One of Farber's best-known essays is "White Elephant Art vs. Termite Art", which originally appeared in Film Culture, number...

flags later used different symbols on the red ground—a white chakra, or the Hindu mythological elephant Airavata inside the chakra. Officially the first flag...

Elephant is the fourth studio album by the American rock duo The White Stripes. It was released on April 1, 2003, through V2, XL, and Third Man records...

piece was placed by the king on the back of a white elephant which was released into the jungle. The elephant is said to have climbed up Doi Suthep, at that...

Oriental in Tombstone, the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City, and the White Elephant in Fort Worth. Short was born in Polk County, Arkansas, in January 1854...

The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), also known as the Asiatic elephant, is a species of elephant distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast...

diaspora. This current flag replaced the red flag, with the triple-headed white elephant Airavata on a pedestal beneath a parasol, which had been the flag of...

steal a previously opened gift. This game is more commonly known as the white elephant gift exchange, or Yankee Swap.[unreliable source?] In this version,...

The King of the White Elephant (Thai: พระเจ้าช้างเผือก or Prajao Changpeuk; RTGS: Phrachao Chang Phueak) is a 1940 Thai historical drama film. Based on...

A war elephant was an elephant that was trained and guided by humans for combat. The war elephant's main use was to charge the enemy, break their ranks...