red shirt
Blood-colored upper garment
A red shirt is a college athlete who practices with the team but doesn't compete in games for a season, preserving a year of eligibility.
To redshirt someone is to hold them out this way: The coach redshirted the freshman quarterback.
In science fiction fandom, a red shirt is an expendable character—from the original Star Trek, where unnamed crew members in red uniforms reliably died on away missions.
Mounted mallet sport
- jerseyKnitted pullover garment
- blouseLoose-fitting upper garment
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- fabricWoven or knit material
crew neck · v-neck · sleeves · collar · button-up · hem · cuffs · casual
Able to be sacrificed
- Star TrekSpacefaring TV franchise
- ensignFlag or junior officer
- away teamOpponents on foreign ground
- security officerHired protective watcher
cannon fodder · disposable · minor character · casualty · victim · doomed · unnamed · plot device
Knitted pullover garment
- benchwarmerSeldom-used team member
- rookieInexperienced newcomer
- practice squadReserve training roster
- ineligibleNot meeting requirements
NCAA · college football · freshman · walk-on · scholarship · development · sideline · reserve
Alert about danger
- dangerExposure to harm
- stoplightIntersection flow controller
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- alertWarning or watchfulness
prohibition · traffic light · brake light · emergency · high visibility · flare · stop sign · barricade
Seeking fundamental systemic change
- GaribaldiItalian nationalist general
- insurgentOne who revolts
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
activist · dissent · radical · resistance · political movement · volunteer · militia · nationalist
Exact center target
- shooting rangeVenue for target practice
- marksmanshipAccuracy in shooting
- aimPurpose or direction
- target practiceAim improvement through repetition
silhouette · crosshairs · firing range · archery · precision · scope · hit · score
polo
Mounted mallet sport
fabric · crew neck · v-neck · sleeves · collar · button-up · hem · cuffs · casual · wardrobe
expendable
Able to be sacrificed
security officer · cannon fodder · disposable · minor character · casualty · victim · doomed · unnamed · plot device · death scene
jersey
Knitted pullover garment
- benchwarmerSeldom-used team member
- rookieInexperienced newcomer
- practice squadReserve training roster
ineligible · NCAA · college football · freshman · walk-on · scholarship · development · sideline · reserve · training
warning
Alert about danger
alert · prohibition · traffic light · brake light · emergency · high visibility · flare · stop sign · barricade · roadblock
revolutionary
Seeking fundamental systemic change
protest · activist · dissent · radical · resistance · political movement · volunteer · militia · nationalist
bullseye
Exact center target
- shooting rangeVenue for target practice
- marksmanshipAccuracy in shooting
- aimPurpose or direction
target practice · silhouette · crosshairs · firing range · archery · precision · scope · hit · score · dartboard
- character tropesantihero, hero, damsel in distress, mentor, femme fatale
- Star TrekSpock, Kirk, Enterprise, USS Enterprise, Captain Kirk
- Tropeschosen one, hero's journey, deus ex machina, damsel in distress, plot twist
- sci-fiscience fiction, Star Wars, sci-fi, Blade Runner 2049, aliens
- expendabledisposable, replaceable, dispensable, expendable, redundant
red shirtmain character
Story's central figure
yellow shirt · bridge crew · Captain Kirk · series regular · protagonist