Indian sign

chiefly British
as in curse
something that brings bad luck the Indian sign has apparently been put on that rugby team, which has lost 10 straight games

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Recent Examples of Indian sign In addition to all of that, Decker is developing a curriculum for a Plains Indian sign language course, using financing from an Indigenous Research Center Faculty Researchers Award. Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2021
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Noun
  • Based on Gege Akutami’s manga, the film follows Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru, two sorcerers tasked with protecting Amanai Riko, a student chosen as the Star Plasma Vessel, while being pursued by curse users and a religious cult.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The Machine is both an old idea and a modern curse.
    Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Instead of croquet games or slam books, the four teen girls of The Craft use spells to help get through their adolescent angst.
    Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Can Joan save the spell’s unwilling host from irreversible damage?
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Indian sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Indian%20sign. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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