Meaning of red-flaggy | Babel Free

Definitions

Exhibiting or characterized by red flags (signs or signals that something is wrong).

informal, rare

Examples

“It's the kind of glow that doesn't feel⟳ strange or weird or misguided or red-flaggy. Just a glow. Yes, I'm still nervous as hell, but I know⟳ I'm moving in the right direction, no matter⟳ what happens.”

“If you never show⟳ up at her house and are always dragging her to yours, they probably are pretty suspicious of you. Nothing is more red-flaggy than someone who doesn’t make⟳ an effort to get⟳ to know⟳ their partner’s friends.”

“You get⟳ so swept up by charm and great conversation that you might literally ignore⟳ their "maybe-sorta-girlfriend" or the fact that they say⟳ stuff like⟳ "I'm not really into relationships." It's like⟳ they can utter the most red-flaggy, run-for-the-hills sentence straight to your face⟳, but as long as they're funny and cute, it'll filter out into "I'm The One."”

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