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redeye

[red-ahy] Origin

red-eye

[red-ahy]
noun
1.
the condition of having bloodshot eyes, as from eyestrain or lack of sleep.
2.
Also, red eye, redeye. Informal. a commercial airline flight between two distant points that departs late at night and arrives early in the morning.
3.
redeye (def. 3).
4.
an unwanted photographic effect in which a person's iris appears to be red: caused by the reflection of a flashbulb off the blood vessels of the retina.
adjective
5.
Also, redeye. Informal. of or indicating a long-distance flight that leaves late at night: the red-eye special from New York to Los Angeles.

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Redeye is always a great word to know.
So is pill. Does it mean:
a tiresomely disagreeable person
speech or writing that is false or worthless; rubbish

Origin:
1965–70, for def. 2
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red·eye

[red-ahy] noun, plural -eyes, (especially collectively) -eye for 1, 2; adjective
noun
1.
any of several fishes having red eyes, as the rock bass.
3.
Also, red-eye, red eye. Slang. cheap, strong whiskey.
4.
red-eye (def. 2).
5.
(initial capital letter) Military. a shoulder-launched U.S. Army surface-to-air missile capable of destroying low-flying aircraft.
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6.
red-eye (def. 4).
COLLAPSE
adjective

Origin:
1665–75; 1920–25, for def. 3; red1 + eye
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redeye (ˈrɛdˌaɪ)
 
n
1.  slang (US) inferior whiskey
2.  slang (Canadian) a drink incorporating beer and tomato juice
3.  another name for rudd

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Word Origin & History

red-eye
"airplane flight which deprives travelers of sleep," 1968, from the red eyes of sleeplessness; earlier as a noun meaning "raw and inferior whiskey" (1819, Amer.Eng.).
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