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
  • Set-pieces: a blessing and a curse Barcelona scored 14 goals from corners in La Liga and the Champions League last season.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Such an inheritance can in some ways be a curse, according to former Ald.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Pamela is a self-effacing free spirit whose honesty and abandonment cast a spell on the embittered Wendall.
    Rance Collins, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Similar, long-duration heat was seen in northern Norway and Sweden, and the longevity of this event set it apart from previous periods/spells of hot weather in this region.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025

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“Indian sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Indian%20sign. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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