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A white elephant is a supposedly valuable possession whose cost exceeds its usefulness.

White Elephant or white elephant may also refer to:

• White elephant (animal), a rare kind of albino elephant (not a distinct species)

Film and television

• White Elephant (1984 film), a British comedy drama
• White Elephant (2012 film), an Argentine drama
• White Elephant (2022 film), an American action film
• "The White Elephant", an episode of the British television series The Avengers
• White Elephant award, given by the Russian Guild of Film Critics

Music

• White Elephant (band), a jazz-rock big band led by Mike Mainieri
• "White Elephant", a single by Ladytron from their album Gravity the Seducer
• The White Elephant Sessions, an album by Jars of Clay

Other uses

• White Elephant (Shahnameh), an animal in the Persian epic poem the Shahnameh
• White Elephant Butte, a mountain in Nevada, U.S.
• White elephant gift exchange, a holiday party game
• White elephant sale, a sale of used items
• Order of the White Elephant, a Thai honour
• White Elephant Saloon, in the San Antonio Sporting District, Texas
• White Elephant, in Hell's Half Acre, Fort Worth, Texas