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red flag definition
red flag
- a warning flag
- Informal something serving as a warning of trouble or danger ahead
- Informal something that arouses anger, irritation, revolt, etc.
red-flag definition
red·-flag (red′flag′)
transitive verb red-flagged -·flagged′, red-flagging -·flag′·ging
to mark, designate, or otherwise call attention to as being risky, unsuitable, etc.
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