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red carpet
noun
- a red strip of carpet placed on the ground for high-ranking dignitaries to walk on when entering or leaving a building, vehicle, or the like.
- an area abutting the entrance to a building, usually carpeted in red, where celebrities gather and walk before participating in or taking their seats at a big event:
The winning actress had of course been interviewed on the red carpet before the Academy Awards.
- the activity that goes on in this area:
Six reporters will be covering the red carpet at the charity's annual gala.
- a display of courtesy or deference, as that shown to persons of high station:
The visiting prince was treated to the red carpet in Rome.
red carpet
noun
- a strip of red carpeting laid for important dignitaries to walk on when arriving or departing
- deferential treatment accorded to a person of importance
- ( as modifier )
the returning hero had a red-carpet reception
Other Word Forms
- -p adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of red carpet1
Idioms and Phrases
Honorary treatment, lavish hospitality, as in We'll have to get out the red carpet for the President's visit . This term comes from the literal practice of rolling out a carpet to welcome a royal or other esteemed guest, and indeed is often put as roll out the red carpet . [Early 1900s]Example Sentences
Shortly after the UK ruling was announced, Pascal walked the red carpet for the premiere of Marvel's "Thunderbolts*" wearing a t-shirt with the slogan "Protect the dolls."
Actress Cate Blanchett has said she wants to quit acting to do other things, joining a long line of big Hollywood stars who gave up the red carpets for a different lifestyle.
And when the actor, now 21 years old, speaks to BBC Newsbeat, it's the night after walking the red carpet at the London premiere of The Last of Us season two.
Artists, designers, stylists, actors and musicians came out from all corners of the industry, posing on the red carpet and dancing to the sounds of Star Amerasu, the evening’s DJ.
Stars of the stage are walking the red carpet ahead of the Olivier Awards, the most prestigious event in UK theatre.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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