elephant-eared
adj.— «That’s the most common gang crime in Palm Beach County: Hermanson and his colleagues are accustomed to finding itinerant workers beaten up or worse, with their pants pockets “elephant-eared,” or turned inside out.» —“Bangin’ in L-Dub” by Jeff Stratton Broward-Palm Beach New Times (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) Apr. 27, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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