big red
noun
1
secobarbitol, a sedative-hypnotic drug marketed under the brand name Seconal™ US, 2001.
2
adriamycin, an extremely toxic agent used in chemotherapy US, 1994.
3
in craps, a one-roll bet on a seven. If the shooter rolls a seven, he loses; 'big red' thus serves as a diplomatic way to bet that the shooter will lose on the next roll US, 1981.
4
the desert sun US, 1991