Definition of seeing red

see red

verb

• to be extremely angry.

  Last edited on Sep 14 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'red':
Aunt Flo and cousin Red	Definitions include: menstrual period.
case of the red *ss	Definitions include: angry, pissed off
code red	Definitions include: an emergency situation.
Colombian red	Definitions include: a strain of marijuana
cousin Red	Definitions include: see Aunt Flo and cousin Red.
earn (one's) red wings	Definitions include: to give oral sex to a woman on her period, for the first time.
give the red *ss	Definitions include: something that gets on your nerves or bugs you.
in the red	Definitions include: in debt.
Jesus H. red-headed Christ	Definitions include: interjection of surprise, alarm, etc.
paint the town red	Definitions include: to have a great time around town.
Panama red	Definitions include: a strain of marijuana
RCH	Definitions include: figuratively, a very small amount.
red	Definitions include: mean; spiteful; cruel.
red-*ss	Definitions include: a person who is so intense in his/her competitive spirit that they are constantly on the verge of boiling over.
red ball	Definitions include: emergency, or a situation that needs an urgent response.
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Other terms relating to 'see':
AFAICS	Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I can see".
go see the elephant	Definitions include: This was a nineteen century saying meaning going to see the world, especially adventures in the West.
have a look see	Definitions include: to examine.
ic	Definitions include: "I see".
ICUP	Definitions include: "I see you pee", i.e. "I see you urinate".
long time, no see.	Definitions include: a greeting.
Monkey see Monkey do	Definitions include: A slang way of saying copying, or mimicking. Compare to: Copycat or follower. The homies want to be like me so much they copy everything I say and do, I call that [Monkey see Monkey do].
see	Definitions include: to date.
see a man about a dog	Definitions include: to defecate.
see a man about a horse	Definitions include: to go to the bathroom and urinate.
see a man about a mule	Definitions include: to urinate.
see eye-to-eye	Definitions include: to understand another person's viewpoint.
seeing to	Definitions include: sex.
see me	Definitions include: to meet to fight someone; to want to fight someone; to fight; to agree to fight.
see Mr. H	Definitions include: to become high.
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