(sports) A card displayed by the referee when a player is sent off for a serious infringement of the rules.
In the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Argentine player Diego Maradona was given a red card for striking a US player Tab Ramos.
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(colloquial) Any official instructions to vacate an area.
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(US, firefighting) A card indicating a firefighter's qualifications and specialties.
I hoped to park in the members' area but the attendant showed me the red card.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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