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big red noun- secobarbitol, a sedative-hypnotic drug marketed under the brand name Seconal US
- He’d also legally scored far more interesting dope called secobarbital and sold as “Big Reds”. These actually produced a slice of long-lasting silent giggles. — Howard Marks, The Howard Marks Book of Dope Stories, p. 113, 2001
- adriamycin, an extremely toxic agent used in chemotherapy US
- — Sally Williams, “Strong” Words, p. 134, 1994
- in craps, a one-roll bet on a seven US
If the shooter rolls a seven, he loses; “big red” thus serves as a diplomatic way to bet that the shooter will lose on the next roll. - — N. B. Winkless, The Gambling Times Guide to Craps, p. 91, 1981
- the desert sun US
- — Army, p. 47, November 1991
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