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Red Shift

The reddening or decrease in frequency of light from distant galaxies due to the Doppler effect, indicating that they are moving away from us. The red shift can also take place via expansion of empty space, as in the expanding universe. The opposite of blue shift.
Most galaxies are red shifted, this tells us that our universe is expanding.
by OneBadAsp October 21, 2006
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red letter day

a memorably happy or noteworthy day
When Jack comes home from his tour of duty, that'll be a red-letter day.
by johnpqrtst August 3, 2005
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Red Light Syndrome

where a person has musical talent, but once they are being recorded, they fall to pieces. symptoms of red light syndrome include pale skin, cold sweats and frequent mistakes.
'it took three takes on drums for him to get that, and even on the third time, he didnt get it. im thinking he has red light syndrome...'
by my name isnt Jonas February 15, 2010
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red x

When an image is lost, errored, or broken.
When I clicked the thumbnail, it came up as a red x.
by Bobby De Niro January 6, 2005
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red hall

"I just finished reading Red Hall! So many chapters!"
by mclennon1957 June 29, 2017
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red sus

Red sus. Red suuuus. I said red, sus, hahahahaha. Why arent you laughing? I just made a reference to the popular video game "Among Us"! How can you not laugh at it? Emergeny meeting! Guys, this here guy doesnt laugh at my funny Among Us memes! Lets beat him to death! Dead body reported! Skip! Skip! Vote blue! Blue was not an impostor. Among us in a nutshell hahahaha. What?! Youre still not laughing your ass off? I made SEVERAL funny references to Among Us and YOU STILL ARENT LAUGHING??!!! Bruh. Ya hear that? Wooooooosh. Whats woooosh? Oh, nothing. Just the sound of a joke flying over your head. Whats that? You think im annoying? Kinda sus, bro. Hahahaha! Anyway, yea, gotta go do tasks. Hahahaha!
by ATotallyOriginalAndFunnyUserna December 1, 2020
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red herring

In novels, usually mystery novels, a "red herring" is an extraneous character meant to divert the reader's attention from the true killer/robber/etc. It is usually a logical choice for the culprit, but ends up being nothing.
I thought Hampton was the killer, but he was a total red herring. It was Muldoon.
by Clinto September 22, 2005
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