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noun
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any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nm.
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something red.
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Informal. red light (def. 1).
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of the color red.
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having distinctive areas or markings of red: a red robin.
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of or indicating a state of financial loss or indebtedness: the red column in the ledger.
10.
radically left politically.
11.
EXPAND(often initial capital letter) communist.
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COLLAPSEof, pertaining to, or characteristic of North American Indian peoples: no longer in technical use.
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See red
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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in the red, operating at a loss or being in debt (opposed to in the black): The newspaper strike put many businesses in the red.
14.
paint the town red. paint (def. 16).
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see red, Informal. to become very angry; become enraged: Snobs make her see red.
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Word Origin & History
red
"Bolshevik," 1917, from red (1), the color they adopted for themselves. Association in Europe of red with revolutionary politics (on notion of blood and violence) is from at least 1297, but got a boost 1793 with adoption of the red Phrygian cap (Fr. bonnet rouge) as symbol of
EXPANDthe Fr. Revolution. First specific political reference in Eng. was 1848 (adj.), in news reports of the Second French Republic (a.k.a. Red Republic). The noun meaning "radical, communist" is from 1851.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
see red definition
To be or become extremely angry: “When Roger realized that he had been duped, he started to see red.”
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases
see red
Become very angry, as in I saw red when I learned they had not invited Tom and his family. The precise allusion in this term is not known, but it probably refers to the longstanding association of the color red with passion and anger. [Colloquial; c. 1900]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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