1
: cheap whiskey
2
: the phenomenon of a subject's eyes appearing red in a color photograph taken with a flash
3
: a late-night or overnight flight
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This wasn’t the red-eye to Vegas after a product launch.
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Damon Stafford, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Brown recently flew to Las Vegas but took the red-eye flight back to Denver to save on lodging.
—Rajesh Kumar Singh, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Early wakeup calls, red-eye flights, and jet lag tend to disrupt our slumber.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2025
Lorne, absolutely rocking a black mourning shroud and red-eye makeup, clearly does not want to sacrifice this adorable goat.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
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Damon Stafford, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Brown recently flew to Las Vegas but took the red-eye flight back to Denver to save on lodging.
—Rajesh Kumar Singh, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Early wakeup calls, red-eye flights, and jet lag tend to disrupt our slumber.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2025
Lorne, absolutely rocking a black mourning shroud and red-eye makeup, clearly does not want to sacrifice this adorable goat.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Red-eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-eye. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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