English

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Etymology

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A reference to one's face flushing from embarrassment.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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red in the face (comparative more red in the face, superlative most red in the face)

  1. embarrassed
  2. excited, outraged
    • 2023 March 8, Martin Pengelly, “Tucker Carlson, who ‘passionately hates’ Trump, shows more Capitol footage”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
      On air on Tuesday, [Tucker] Carlson claimed Democrats had shown “hysteria, overstatement, crazed hyperbole, red-in-the-face anger” over his use of the January 6 footage. It was “not outrage”, he said, but “fear. It’s panic.”