red doll
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of red doll
First recorded in 1970–75; red 1 ( def. ) + doll ( def. ) (in the slang sense “barbiturate in pill form”)
Example Sentences
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The future of Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience now depends not just on people, but on a couple of round red doll heads, each about the size of a basketball.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2013
The single red doll overtook the ball and scudded along with it at his twinkling toes.
From The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories by Bennett, Arnold
They were sitting upon two of the little red doll chairs where Marcella had placed them and where they could see the other dolls.
From Raggedy Ann Stories by Gruelle, Johnny
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