red ribbon

noun

Meaning

The ribbon of the Order of the Bath.
A badge in the form of a short strip of red ribbon crossed over itself, worn to show one's support of the fight against, and of people affected by, HIV and AIDS, or of substance abuse.
A red ribbon awarded as a second-place prize.

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

No ancestor words have been linked yet.

Related words

blue ribbon(English)riband(English)ribbon(English)favor(English)torsade(English)cockade(English)tally(English)fallal(English)

Descendant words

No descendant words have been linked yet.

Sources

DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data

red ribbon — meaning and etymology | WikiWord