English Explanatory Dictionary

Little Red Dot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Nickname for Singapore: a city, island, and country in Southeast Asia.
noun
  1. A type of galaxy found in the distant early universe, appearing as a background small dot in deep surveys in infrared astronomy.

Word forms

Little Red Dot the Little Red Dot Red Dot The Red Dot little red dots

Etymology

From the appearance on maps indicating the position of Singapore, being a red dot position marker, that completely covers all of Singapore on such maps. Originally a derogatory term coined by 3rd President of Indonesia (1998—1999) and 7th Vice President of Indonesia B. J. Habibie in 1998.

Synonyms

LRD

Derived words

LRD
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