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red carpet

noun

  1. a red strip of carpet placed on the ground for high-ranking dignitaries to walk on when entering or leaving a building, vehicle, or the like.
    1. an area abutting the entrance to a building, usually carpeted in red, where celebrities gather and walk before participating in or taking their seats at a big event:

      The winning actress had of course been interviewed on the red carpet before the Academy Awards.

    2. the activity that goes on in this area:

      Six reporters will be covering the red carpet at the charity's annual gala.

  2. a display of courtesy or deference, as that shown to persons of high station:

    The visiting prince was treated to the red carpet in Rome.



red carpet

noun

  1. a strip of red carpeting laid for important dignitaries to walk on when arriving or departing
    1. deferential treatment accorded to a person of importance
    2. ( as modifier )

      the returning hero had a red-carpet reception

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • red-carpet adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of red carpet1

First recorded in 1930–35
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Idioms and Phrases

Honorary treatment, lavish hospitality, as in We'll have to get out the red carpet for the President's visit . This term comes from the literal practice of rolling out a carpet to welcome a royal or other esteemed guest, and indeed is often put as roll out the red carpet . [Early 1900s]
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Example Sentences

The red carpet premiere for the third and final season of FX’s “Pose” was held on Thursday at JAZZ at Lincoln Center in New York City.

The comedian and actor—who previously hosted MTV’s Acting Out and is set to host NBC’s game show Small Fortune next month—lent a shaggy, laid-back charm to an Oscars pre-show typically filled with excruciatingly strained red carpet interviews.

From Time

Presumably, there will be some form of red carpet, and casual attire—that means you, sweatpants—has been strongly discouraged.

From Time

Later, team officials rolled out a red carpet in a corner of the rink for Backstrom and his family to watch a tribute video — and he was awarded a silver stick for the milestone from Capitals General Manager Brian MacLellan.

Workout guru Jane Fonda adopted them, and actress Cybill Shepherd wore a pair on the red carpet at the 1985 Emmy awards.

From Quartz

That Kim Jong-un is behind it all—the hack, the theft, the sad red carpet.

Glee actress Lea Michele was seemingly dissed by Jessica Lange on the red carpet.

The full footage of her on the red carpet yes, shows her posing, but posing to order.

Tatiana says there was one agent behind the sudden popularity of couture—the red carpet.

You got a lot of publicity for having your butt grabbed on the red carpet at the Met Gala.

Jack Bowden rose, spit carefully into the shiny brass cuspidor, placed there to preserve the long-haired red carpet, and began.

A red carpet was rolled out to the carriage and I had to go ahead and act as a sort of grand master of ceremonies.

An imaginary red carpet, so to speak, was to be laid down before she approached Mr. Miller with a suggestion.

Red carpet had been put down to save costumes from dewy grass or gravel.

Once she faltered for a minute and stood still where a tear or two splashed on the worn red carpet.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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