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.
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Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2021
Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Indian sign
Noun
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In part, this is just a curse of timing for the tournaments being played.—
The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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In Jujutsu Kaisen, heroic jujutsu sorcerers wage war against demonic creatures called curses and the curse users, who wield jujutsu powers for evil.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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During this spell, Boland barely gave a thing away.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Lydia Ko went through such a spell.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Indian sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Indian%20sign. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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