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red-eye

red-eye

See also: redeye and Red Eye

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

red-eye (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Overnight: said of airplane flights.

Noun

red-eye (plural red-eyes)

  1. (informal) An overnight airplane flight.
    I waited too late to book my holiday flight, so I had to take the red-eye.
  2. The rudd.
  3. The redfish
  4. (US, dialect) The goggle-eye, the fresh-water rock bass.
  5. (slang) A strong, but poor quality whiskey.

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References

  • red-eye in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913