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Today, the term 'white elephant' denotes any burdensome, pricey and ineffective ownership that is much more trouble than it deserves. The origins of the expression come from Siam (modern-day Thailand). White or really pale elephants were so highly valued that when one was found, it instantly ended up being the ownership of the King.