English Explanatory Dictionary

address me 🐘

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Used as a reaction to indicate that an obvious or uncomfortable topic is being ignored and demands to be acknowledged.

Pronunciation

/əˈdɹɛs mi/

Word forms

address me 🐘 address me

Etymology

A reference to a meme edit in which a stock photo depicting a literal elephant in the room is captioned "address me". The underlying stock photo dates to 2017. The earliest known instance of the "address me" caption was posted to X on June 12, 2025, by user @Richard_Vixen. The meme spread across social media throughout the latter half of 2025, spawning numerous edits.

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