virtahepo olohuoneessa

Finnish

Etymology

Popularized by the book of the same name first published in 1991 and written by by Finnish theologian, therapist and author Tommy Hellsten; he has stated in an interview that he overheard the idiom while visiting the United States,[1] and it is almost certainly a variant of the English elephant in the room.

Noun

virtahepo olohuoneessa (literally "hippopotamus in the living room")

  1. (idiomatic) elephant in the room

Declension

See virtahepo.

References

  1. ^ Maailma muuttuu, mutta virtahepo pysyy olohuoneessa - YLE (14.4.2015, cited 23.3.2021)
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