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Gorilla Sign Language

Gorilla Sign Language proper noun: a personally modified form of American Sign Language intended for communication with gorillas, especially some of those that are subjects of research at the Gorilla Foundation.

Proper noun

Gorilla Sign Language

  1. A personally modified form of American Sign Language intended for communication with gorillas, especially some of those that are subjects of research at the Gorilla Foundation.
    Synonyms:
    GSL

Synonyms of Gorilla Sign Language

Origin of Gorilla Sign Language

Blend of gorilla + American Sign Language. Coined by Francine "Penny" Patterson, president and research director at the Gorilla Foundation.

Questions about Gorilla Sign Language

What does Gorilla Sign Language mean?
Gorilla Sign Language means a personally modified form of American Sign Language intended for communication with gorillas, especially some of those that are subjects of research at the Gorilla Foundation.
What part of speech is Gorilla Sign Language?
Gorilla Sign Language is a proper noun.

Words near Gorilla Sign Language in the dictionary

  1. gorilla pimped
  2. gorilla pimping
  3. gorilla pimps
  4. gorilla press
  5. gorilla salad
  6. Gorilla Sign Language
  7. gorilla suit
  8. gorilla suits
  9. gorilla-like
  10. Gorillae
  11. gorillaesque

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Gorilla Sign Language (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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