1US An award given for coming second in a competition.
〈美〉（授予亚军的）红绶带
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To my delight I won a blue ribbon for my jam and curd, a red ribbon for my salsa and a white ribbon for my pickles.
By a window behind the principal was a table full of trophies and blue and red ribbons.
Once again, Ashby's Sterling Ice Cream scored a blue ribbon for its chocolate, vanilla and vanilla bean ice creams, not to mention a red ribbon for its French vanilla variety.
2Canadian An award for coming first in a competition.
〈美〉（授予亚军的）红绶带
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Who says you don't stand a dog's chance of winning a red ribbon in a Bow-Wow Beauty contest?
Definition of red ribbon in US English:
red ribbon
noun
US
An award given for coming in second in a competition.
〈美〉（授予亚军的）红绶带
Example sentencesExamples
By a window behind the principal was a table full of trophies and blue and red ribbons.
To my delight I won a blue ribbon for my jam and curd, a red ribbon for my salsa and a white ribbon for my pickles.
Once again, Ashby's Sterling Ice Cream scored a blue ribbon for its chocolate, vanilla and vanilla bean ice creams, not to mention a red ribbon for its French vanilla variety.