red ned
noun [mass noun] Australian /NZ informal
Red wine of inferior quality: he was huddled in a corner, a lone bottle of red ned for company...
- In rejoicing at his freedom, he had quaffed half a bottle of red ned.
- I could get us up a bottle of Red Ned, a drop of Muscat?
- During a break he opened his capacious picnic hamper and produced a bottle of Red Ned.
Origin
Early 20th century: rhyming reduplication, possibly influenced by red biddy.
- overprecise
- over-prepare
- overprescribe
- overprescription
- overpress
- overpressed
- overpressing
- overpressure
- overpressure valve
- overprice
- overpride
- overprint
- overprivileged
- overprize
- overproduce
- overproduction
- overpronate
- overpronation
- overpronator
- overproof
- overproportion
- overproportionate
- overproportionated
- overproportionately
- over-proportioned