red face test

noun

A hypothetical test of a person's embarrassment that is either passed or failed. Saying one passes the red face test means one would not blush and thus would not be embarrassed by disclosing something to others or doing something, and saying one fails the red face test means a situation would cause them discernible embarrassment.

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Meanings

nounred face test (plural red face tests)

plural red face tests

  1. idiomaticA hypothetical test of a person's embarrassment that is either passed or failed. Saying one passes the red face test means one would not blush and thus would not be embarrassed by disclosing something to others or doing something, and saying one fails the red face test means a situation would cause them discernible embarrassment.
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red face test. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20face%20test

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“red face test.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20face%20test. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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