virtahepo olohuoneessa

Finnish

Etymology

Popularized by the book of the same name first published in 1991 and written 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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