White elephant (disambiguation)
A white elephant is a supposedly valuable possession whose cost exceeds its usefulness.
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White elephant may also refer to:
- White elephant (animal), a rare kind of albino elephant (not a distinct species)
Arts and entertainment
- White Elephant (1984 film), a 1984 British film
- White Elephant (2012 film), a 2012 Argentine film
- White Elephant (band), a jazz-rock big band led by Mike Mainieri
- "The White Elephant", an episode of the British television series The Avengers
- The White Elephant Sessions, an album by Jars of Clay
- "White Elephant", a single by Ladytron from their album Gravity the Seducer
Other uses
- White Elephant (Shahnameh), mentioned in the Shahnameh at the time of Zāl
- White Elephant Butte, a mountain in the U.S.
- White elephant gift exchange, a holiday party game
- White elephant sale, a collection of used items sold by a non-professional group
- Order of the White Elephant, a Thai honour
- White Elephant Saloon, in San Antonio Sporting District, Texas
- White Elephant, in Hell's Half Acre, Fort Worth, Texas
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