Indian sign

Indian sign

noun

Definition of INDIAN SIGN

chiefly British

: hex, spell

Examples of INDIAN SIGN

1. <the Indian sign has apparently been put on that rugby team, which has lost 10 straight games>

First Known Use of INDIAN SIGN

1910

Related to INDIAN SIGN

Synonyms: hex, hoodoo, jinx [chiefly British], whammy

Related Words: Jonah; curse, evil eye, pox, spell, voodoo; augury, omen, portent

Near Antonyms: amulet, charm, fetish (also fetich), talisman

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