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red drink

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[red drink] / ˈrɛd ˈdrɪnk /

noun

  1. (used to indicate that something is displeasing, bad, or undesireable.)


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They threw together their makeshift mummy outfits using medical gauze they bought at a pharmacy and improvised fake blood using Vimto, a sugary red drink consumed during Ramadan, the Islamic holy month.

From New York Times Oct. 29, 2022

He offered her a red drink, she testified.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 24, 2022

So wherever you are in the world, that bright red drink you spy is quite likely some sibling, cousin or progenitor of that zesty agua fresca that came bundled with your tacos at lunch.

From Seattle Times Apr. 20, 2022

She takes a sip from her red drink.

From The Guardian May 3, 2016

I refer to these red-coloured beverages and their therapeutic use in women's complaints to suggest the analogy with that other red drink administered to the Great Mother, Hathor.

From The Evolution of the Dragon by G. Elliot Smith

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