"red-flaggy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: red-flaggier [comparative], red-flaggiest [superlative]
Etymology: From red flag + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|red flag|-y}} red flag + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} red-flaggy (comparative red-flaggier, superlative red-flaggiest)
  1. (rare, informal) Exhibiting or characterized by red flags (signs or signals that something is wrong). Tags: informal, rare
    Sense id: en-red-flaggy-en-adj-babBTYdt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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