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red-eye noun- a long, aggressive stare US
- — Jennifer Blowdryer, Modern English, p. 37, 1985
- — Ann Lawson, Kids & Gangs, p. 56, 1994: “Common African-American gang slang/phrases”
- an overnight aeroplane flight, arriving at its destination early in the morning US, 1968
- Walter, I just put the little guys on the red eye to San Francisco. — Elmore Leonard, Split Images, p. 116, 1981
- I’ll work in New York for a couple of days then I’ll catch like a seven-o’clock plane out then I’ll catch the Red-Eye back. — Richard Condon, Prizzi’s Honor, p. 29, 1982
- I’ll take the red-eye tomorrow night after rehearsal. — Dan Jenkins, Life Its Ownself, p. 69, 1984
- He had caught the ten p.m. redeye from San Francisco but had not even tried to nap on the plane[.] — Vincent Patrick, Family Business, p. 235, 1985
- Tonight. Yeah, the red-eye. I’ll be in Arizona on Monday. — Jerry Maguire, 1996
- potent, impure homemade alcohol, especially whisky US, 1819
- His animal needs are taken care of by a bowl of soup and as much red-eye as he can drink. — Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer, Washington Confidential, p. 33, 1951
- “I figure I might not be able to handle red-eye, so why take a chance?” — Sam Snead, The Education of a Golfer, p. 102, 1962
- fermented catsup US
A prison concoction. - — John R. Armore and Joseph D. Wolfe, Dictionary of Desperation, p. 45, 1976
- on the railways, a stop signal US
- — Norman Carlisle, The Modern Wonder Book of Trains and Railroading, p. 267, 1946
- in pinball, an activated special scoring device, usually lit in red US
- — Bobbye Claire Natkin and Steve Kirk, All About Pinball, p. 115, 1977
- a flashing red light on top of a police car US
- — Elementary Electronics, Dictionary of CB Lingo, p. 100, 1976
- the anus US
- — Andy Anonymous, A Basic Guide to Campusology, p. 20, 1966
- — Collin Baker et al., College Undergraduate Slang Study Conducted at Brown University, p. 183, 1968
- Ben over and crack yo daddy some redeye, punk! — Seth Morgan, Homeboy, p. 179, 1990
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