A Red Shirt Freshman is a student on an NCAA college sports team who was kept out of competition for a year in order to prolong his or her eligibility. Usually this is done to allow the student to be a "part" of the team in terms of learning, healing from injury, and/or conditioning, but not a participant in any of the contests/games/meets/etc.
The following year, they begin their 1st of 4 years of eligibility, or their "freshman" year of eligibility, even if they are sophomores in terms of academics.
The following year, they begin their 1st of 4 years of eligibility, or their "freshman" year of eligibility, even if they are sophomores in terms of academics.
Heather Stec from Siena Women's Basketball team played as a red-shirt freshman in the 2005-2006 season to be eligible to play an extra year at Siena.
by sguardskllz August 3, 2006
by Red Shirt Riot May 26, 2009
A character in fiction (usually TV or movies) that will meet their demise almost immediately at the beginning of the story. Can also be a real person that is clearly going to fail at the onset. Derived from the original Star Trek TV series in which unimportant characters (wearing red shirts) would accompany the main characters on an adventure and get killed before the first commercial break.
(pointing at TV screen) "See that ditzy chick with the radio? Red-shirt guy!"
"Manfred wants to play darts with them."
"Red-shirt guy."
"Yeah."
"Manfred wants to play darts with them."
"Red-shirt guy."
"Yeah."
by Anonymus Bosch January 6, 2006
Shaggy but he’s not straight, more polite, has a sadder backstory (unlike regular Shaggy his dog, Scooby, died) and is more powerful then regular Shaggy
There he comes! Red shirt Shaggy!
by DalSpin November 30, 2021
Red Shirt Man is a character in the "Tra Rags Cinematic Universe". He is globally known world wide as "Red Shirt Guy, Red Shirt Man, Menace to Society and better known to his fanbase as Tra Rags. Red Shirt Man has been in over a thousand fights, one of them being a hard fought victory over Dunzledorf nigga. Red Shirt Man is currently he is the most powerful nigga in the Tra Rags Cinematic Universe having multiple super powers such as teleportation, being able to catch bullets, super human strength and obtaining the strongest fists that can injure/kill anybody on direct impact. His famous catch phrase is "what'ch you tryna get into?". As of today Red Shirt Man is considered an artist as well producing a song called "Never Diss Red Shirt" which currently has 1.1 million views on Youtube.
by IEMV September 30, 2023
Any Friday is Red Shirt Friday. You should wear a red shirt, if you forget there is always next week.
by Teddy Z October 2, 2006
by RSR#9 September 15, 2008