Meaning of red-blooded | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Having a healthy vigor and spirit.
   figuratively, not-comparable
2. Having an active sex drive; lustful.
   figuratively, not-comparable
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, blooded.
   not-comparable

Examples

“The carbon tax won acclaim from self-described socialists and red-blooded libertarians, Democratic senators and Republican secretaries of state, Elon Musk and Janet Yellen.”

“As one of my clients put it, 'I love my wife so much I'm so in love with her but we don't have sex, I only have sex three times a year and I'm a red blooded man I can't deal with that'.”

“A red-blooded American male who once scored with reality TV stars, he [Sean Duffy] is now a devoted dad with his own chicken coop and beehives, publicly pledging his commitment to his wife and their old Chrysler minivan.”

“In five tightly cropped close-ups, terra firma appears to be roiling, more like the surface of a stormy sea than anything you’d want to build a house on. Melted ice cream comes to mind, as does the flesh of red-blooded animals.”

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