a) Exceeding what is necessary or normal

b) characterized by or containing an excess; specifically : using more words than necessary

c) characterized by similarity or repetition

d) chiefly British : no longer needed for a job and hence laid off

Most people today, however, use it in an insulting term when they are describing something that they feel should be understood that the “repetitive” descriptive term. For instance, some guys would say “Stupid blonde” is redundant, because they believe that blondes are, by definition, stupid. “Fat pig,” “Sloppy drunk,” and “Brainy geek” are also considered redundancies.

1 unnecessary repetition in expressing ideas

2 exceeding what is usual or natural

3 superabundance

4 predictable

5 containing more bits or characters than are required

6 removed or laid off from a job