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/Sounds like "REHD" (as in "red") + "FLAHG" (as in "flat")/

Meaning

A warning sign in a person or relationship that signals something is seriously wrong. The English term "red flag" crossed into Spanish social media vocabulary completely intact and now dominates conversations about dating and relationships across Latin America and Spain. If you are collecting red flags on someone, the situation is probably not improving.

Examples

Texting you every hour asking where you are is a huge red flag.

The first red flag was showing up an hour late to the very first date.

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/Sounds like "REHD" (as in "red") + "FLAHG" (as in "flat")/

Meaning

A warning sign in a person that indicates something's off and you should run before it's too late. In modern dating, red flags are the indicators that someone is toxic.

Examples

Not introducing you to their friends is a red flag.

They've got so many red flags it looks like a minefield.

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When nothing goes your way and it feels like the universe has a personal grudge against you. In Mexico and Spain, the image is religious: your patron saint has literally turned their back on you, leaving you to fend for yourself against an endless streak of bad luck.