carrot-topped

Informal descriptor for someone with bright ginger or red hair — the colour is compared to the vivid orange top of a carrot plant. It's generally used in a light-hearted, teasing way rather than as a slur, though its reception depends entirely on context and the relationship between speaker and subject. Redheads in English-speaking countries have a long tradition of being nicknamed after the vegetable, alongside 'ginger' and 'copper-top'.