totally irrelephant
- adjective
- /ˈtoʊtəli ˌɪrɪˈlɛfənt/
- Slang
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totalmente irrelevante
- Bringing up old rumors is totally irrelephant to our current debate.
Examples
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Why are we talking about elephants? It's so totally irrelephant!
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Her last comment about the weather was totally irrelephant to our project discussion.
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I love your puns, but that joke was totally irrelephant right now.
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That comment was just totally irrelephant to the discussion.
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Mentioning celebrity gossip is totally irrelephant when we are discussing important policies.
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His joke about penguins was totally irrelephant to the serious topic we were covering.
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Asking about vacation plans feels totally irrelephant in a meeting about project deadlines.
Synonyms
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3.6
Not related to the subject people are discussing or to the main point
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1.9
Not worth attention or notice
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7.7
Not important and not likely to make a difference
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7.2
Not important or relevant to a situation
Not important or serious compared with other things
Antonyms
How Relevant
Surface Forms
Morphology
totally + irrelephant
This is a humorous nonce blending of 'irrelevant' and 'elephant' so the intended meaning 'completely irrelevant' can be inferred if a learner recognizes the pun and the connection to 'irrelevant' and 'elephant'. Because 'irrelephant' is not a standard lexical item and requires metalinguistic/punning recognition rather than straightforward compositional inference, it is not fully transparent to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Totally irrelephant is a funny mix of 'irrelevant' and elephant, which makes you imagine a big animal that has nothing to do with the topic. So, it means 'completely irrelevant'.