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
  • The last of the old curses and the purest championship drought in the sport.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • After its patriarch’s mysterious death, the pharma family falls prey to an ancient curse.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
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  • Spurs were clunky and predictable in possession, apart from a spell at the end of the first half when Mohammed Kudus looked too quick and too sharp for the Wolves defence.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Michigan residents are in for another warm spell as the weather forecast shows temperatures in the 80s this week and mostly dry conditions.
    Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Indian sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Indian%20sign. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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