giraffe sheep

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English

Etymology

A Giraffe sheep (alpaca).

From a likening of the long neck of a llama or alpaca to that of a giraffe and its wooly coat to that of a sheep.

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Noun

giraffe sheep (plural giraffe sheep)

  1. (Internet slang, humorous) A llama or alpaca.
    • 2016 March 21, jo (@jofromgreylynn), Twitter:
      I have a family with 2 little girls coming to stay this weekend. The goats and giraffe sheep will end up horribly over fed.
    • 2018 September 8, Brad Kul (@Brad_Kul), Twitter:
      I went to see the giraffe sheep down the road, and meet their new baby giraffe lambs.
    • 2019 October 2, R.L. (@SendSaddlebreds), Twitter:
      I have been trying to get this through my spouse’s head. A few alpacas as pets? Fine. But don’t think we’re getting into the fluffy giraffe sheep business anytime soon.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:giraffe sheep.