What's up Red Flag?

The term and the expression "to raise the red flag" come from various usages of real flags throughout history. ... In auto racing, a red flag indicates that a race has been stopped. A signal of danger or a problem can be referred to as a red flag, a usage that originated in the 18th century.

What does the phrase red flag mean?

A red flag is either a literal warning of some danger, like the signal flag used by a sinking ship, or a figurative warning, like the red flag a candidate's angry outburst sends to the voters about his temperament. ... Even some spam filters refer to their junk email alerts as red flags.

What is red flag in a relationship?

What is a red flag? A red flag is essentially a signal that goes off when something's not right, intuitively telling you to steer clear. In the case of relationships, they'll show up when the object of your affection does or says something that rubs you the wrong way and makes you question the relationship.

Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

Automotive & Future Transportation Editor

Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.