little red dot

/L IH1 T AH0 L R EH0 D AA0 T/
noun
  1. 1

    (originally derogatory, now reclaimed) Nickname for Singapore: a city, island, and country in Southeast Asia.

  2. 2

    (astronomy) A type of galaxy found in the distant early universe, appearing as a background small dot in deep surveys in infrared astronomy.