Indian sign
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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

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