red carpet noun 2red-carpet adjective 1forms 1 noun2 •A strip of red carpet that is laid for a VIP to walk on.This time, the actor was in uncomfortably touchy-feely form. First he sidled up behind Scarlett Johansson as she posed on the red carpet, kissed her, and slid his hand around her waist. — 2015 •(figurative) VIP treatment. red-carpet adjective1 •Ostentatiously special; VIP formsred carpets