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orange card

orange card noun: a proposed or hypothetical card indicating a foul as too serious for a yellow card but not serious enough for a red card.

Noun

orange card (plural orange cards)

  1. A proposed or hypothetical card indicating a foul as too serious for a yellow card but not serious enough for a red card.
    • After only being shown a booking by referee Anthony Taylor for what Jamie Carragher called an “orange card tackle”, former Chelsea star Mata had the audacity to score United’s third goal in a one-sided victory.2017 February 5, Neil Custis, “Juan of those days”, in The Irish Sun
    • 31 min: Now Dier’s booked for a tackle so absurd he managed to take out Moses and David Luiz at the same time. […] 36 min: On reflection, that Dier tackle on Luiz probably merited an orange card. He does some silly things at times.2017 August 20, Jacob Steinberg, “Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea: Premier League – as it happened”, in The Guardian

Forms of orange card

pluralorange cards

Questions about orange card

What does orange card mean?
Orange card means a proposed or hypothetical card indicating a foul as too serious for a yellow card but not serious enough for a red card.
What part of speech is orange card?
Orange card is a noun.
What is the plural of orange card?
The plural of orange card is orange cards.

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