red ribbon

American  

noun

1. a badge, banner, rosette, or the like made of red-colored ribbon or other material and used to signify the achievement of second place, as in a contest.

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Etymology

Origin of red ribbon

First recorded in 1715–25

Example Sentences

The company’s billionaire owner and chief executive, Lynsi Snyder, was at the Ridgefield restaurant to cut the red ribbon, officially marking the opening of the new location.

From Los Angeles Times

But one room in the guesthouse is still sealed with a red ribbon, as it has been since its occupant died there on Easter Monday.

From BBC

Above the blue dots and red ribbon tied around the trees to signal removal, her team added a green ribbon labeled “Keep,” confident that the trees would not fall and that with time, water and pruning, they would continue to grow.

From Los Angeles Times

But now she has a magnificent decoration with a bright red ribbon to replace it.

From Seattle Times

On the day of the Bern show, he told Mr. Solomon: “I invited all my friends to the forest, and we tied a red ribbon between two trees. At exactly noon, when we knew the exhibition was opening in the Kunsthalle, we cut the ribbon and drank a bottle of champagne. It was a very bittersweet moment, that this was happening but that I could never be there.”

From New York Times