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Indian signs

Indian signs is the plural of Indian sign.

Meaning of Indian sign

Noun

Indian sign (plural Indian signs)

  1. (dated, idiomatic, mildly, offensive) A curse causing loss of will power or persistent bad luck.
    • "You certainly are my jinx, sonny. You have hung the Indian sign on me all right."1913, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 12, in The Little Nugget
    Synonyms:
    curse, hex, hoodoo, jinx, spell

Questions about Indian signs

What is Indian signs the plural of?
Indian signs is the plural of Indian sign.

Words near Indian signs in the dictionary

  1. Indian sandalwood
  2. Indian sandalwoods
  3. Indian sarsaparilla
  4. Indian shot
  5. Indian sign
  6. Indian signs
  7. Indian silver greywood
  8. Indian skimmer
  9. Indian skimmers
  10. Indian Spitz
  11. Indian Spitzes

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