redband

English

Noun

redband (plural redbands)

1. One of several subspecies of rainbow trout (O. m. gairdneri, O. m. newberrii, O. m. stonei).
   • 2020, James Pogue, “Redbands”, in California Fly Fisher:

     The Warner Lakes redband lives mostly in Oregon, but for the purposes of the challenge, of course, you have to catch your fish in California.

Adjective

redband (not comparable)

1. Of trout having the larger spots and crimson stripe associated with the redband subspecies.
2. Of a movie trailer containing content intended for adult audiences only.
   • 2020, Jeff Sneider, ‘Possessor’ Trailer: Get an Extremely NSFW Look at Andrea Riseborough’s New Thriller:

     Watch the extremely NSFW – well, most of us are working from home these days, but still — redband trailer below

Derived terms

• redband trailer
• redband trout

 

Further reading

• redband trout on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• branded, debrand