red flag
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nounDefinition of RED FLAG
1
: a warning signal
2
: something that attracts usually irritated attention
See Examples of RED FLAG
- Gaps in your employment history are red flags to employers.
- <the résumé she accidentally left on the office printer was a red flag that she was planning to quit>
First Known Use of RED FLAG
1777
Rhymes with RED FLAG
air bag, beanbag, black-flag, blue flag, brown-bag, chin-wag, dirtbag, dishrag, dog tag, do-rag, fleabag, flight bag, gasbag, grab bag, greylag, handbag, hangtag, ice bag, jet lag, kit bag, mailbag, mixed bag, phone tag, postbag, price tag, ragbag, ragtag, ratbag, sandbag, schoolbag, seabag, sight gag, Sontag, sweet flag, tea bag, time lag, tote bag, washrag, white flag, wigwag, windbag, workbag, zigzag
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