Indian sign

Definition of Indian signnext
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
  • Everything changes when a man from the protagonist's past (Harington) comes back from war, and a curse arrives in the form of a knight.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Nico Harrison is gone, but his curse on the Mavericks lingers.
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The archer is known to be a magical being that throws zingers, or in this case, spells, at those who frustrate their peace.
    Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The incoming generation of designs should be a step closer to the cars used between 2014 and 2021 — a spell in which Hamilton won six of his world titles.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026

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“Indian sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Indian%20sign. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.

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