adjective
General Slang
scarlet
· adjective · irish
Mortified. Cringing-into-the-floor embarrassed.
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Definitions
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Mortified beyond saving. Not mildly embarrassed — full beetroot, want-the-ground-to-swallow-you embarrassed. Usually said about yourself or, more savagely, at someone else as a roast.
“I tripped up the steps in front of him, I was scarlet.”
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Used at someone else as a put-down: 'Scarlet for ya' / 'Scarlet for your ma' — i.e. you should be embarrassed and so should she for raising you.
“Singing Mariah Carey at karaoke? Scarlet for your ma.”
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scarlet In A Sentence
I tripped up the steps in front of him, I was scarlet.
Singing Mariah Carey at karaoke? Scarlet for your ma.
Origin & Usage
From the literal scarlet-red of a blushing face. Pure Dublin, and immortalised in the phrase 'scarlet for your ma' — i.e. so embarrassing your mother would blush on your behalf.
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