Red Ned is Australian slang for cheap, rough red wine — the kind that comes in a cask or a bottle with no pretensions, and leaves you regretting it the next morning.
Red Ned is Australian slang for cheap, rough red wine — the kind that comes in a cask or a bottle with no pretensions, and leaves you regretting it the next morning. The name is affectionate in the way Australians name anything they have a complicated relationship with. It sits alongside plonk and goon in the vocabulary of budget drinking.
We couldn't afford anything better so we cracked a bottle of red Ned and called it a night.
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(slang, offensive) Cheap, inferior red wine.
A dated, offensive American slang term for cheap red wine, typically low-grade Italian-style wines produced by immigrant communities in the early 20th century. 'Dago' is an ethnic slur for Italians or Southern Europeans, making this doubly loaded. Occasionally appears in period literature or film; largely obsolete and considered offensive today.
(British, Australian, slang, not comparable) A mild intensifier, expressing irritation.
(UK) cheap and of bad quality.
“"Nedal is a happy medium in the Simpscene." All their names are Ned-themed too, Red Ned on synth, bassist Thread Ned, singer Head Ned, Stead Ned on guitar and Bled Ned on drums.”
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(AU, colloquial) Cheap or poor-quality red wine.
"red Ned" means cheap or poor-quality red wine. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"red Ned" is informal English meaning cheap or poor-quality red wine. It is mainly heard in Australian or New Zealand English. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "cheap or poor-quality red wine" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "red Ned" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
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