![]() ![]() When going rogue was first used it had a fairly specific meaning of ‘behaving in an erratic or dangerous fashion.’ Rogue, by itself, has been used to refer to an elephant that has become violent (either from being separated from their herd, or because they have been injured) since at least 1835. ![]() There is always a reason why these giant pachyderms go rogue, and here in this report we seemed to be able to define this one clearly: if then the tusk were actually growing into the flesh of the cheek or jaw, we must keep a guard day and night, for as the pain grew worse he would become the killer, taking everything before him in wild stampedes. “When an elephant goes rogue he never reforms,” said the circus man. ![]() “Itu gajah dya jehat! (That elephant’s going rogue)” remarked the head axeman, shaking his head. The earliest known citations for going rogue all dealt with elephants-appropriately enough for an expression that is now frequently used in reference to the Republican Party (often symbolized by an elephant). What is going rogue, and when did we start using the expression? The earliest known citations for "going rogue" all dealt with elephants-appropriately enough for a phrase now commonly used in reference to the Republican Party. ![]()
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