cardinal

a "prince" of the Catholic Church; cardinals elect the pope. They are usually bishops. They wear scarlet dresses.

Are the St. Louis cardinals named after birds or the "princes" of the Catholic Church?

by ScottX October 22, 2006

Cardinal

A Person who looks good at a distance but once you get close. Uh oh!

That guy was a total cardinal thought he was cute last night at the bar but saw him today in the sun . . . Damn!

by Burningbush August 15, 2017

Cardinal

The Cardinals or Cardinalidae are a family of passerine birds found in North and South America. The South American cardinals in the genus Paroaria are placed in another family, the Thraupidae (previously placed in Emberizidae).

It's a bird...

Look at that red Cardinal!

by LightWing2 May 27, 2008

Cardinal

1,A Platonically cool and good person
2,A type of bird
3, Cardinal

This here is a Cardinal
My favorite bird is a Cardinal
Cardinal

by Kojiisastupidiot September 2, 2018

cardinal

Nickname of sports teams at Leland Stanfurd Junior University. Named after the color, hence teams are called "the cardinal" as opposed to "the Cardinals" The name was chosen due to a lack of creativity on campus after the "Indians" name was terminated due to political correctness.

Person 1: What's your favorite college football team?

Stanfurd Fan: The cardinal

Person 1: I asked for your favorite college football team, not your favorite color...

by StanfordJonah November 10, 2009

Cardinal

A small red bird that lives in North America.

I got a cardinal stuck in my engine and now my car won't run.

by LittleKingTrashMouth May 6, 2015

cardinal

1. to fail by mythic porportions
2. to colapse when in the spotlight
3. to lose like no one else can
4. to fail continusously over a long period of time
5. to snatch gut wrenching, heart stomping defeat from the jaws of victory
6. to choke

I can't believe that the lead actor forgot all of his lines in the play

I'm not surprised he cardinals everytime he's in the spotlight

by Paul S. W. October 19, 2006