INDIAN SIGN Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

Indian sign

noun

Definition of 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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Along with the town’s hard-drinking fisherman Wyck (Root), and the town hall staff of Patricia (O’Flynn), Rosemary (Dickey) and Dale (Hiller), Loftis tries to ignore a centuries-old island curse while attracting tourists to the island.

— Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026
In other cases Hoodoo was used to counter the threat of curses, as in the practice of suspending bottles from a tree to trap any malevolent spirits or witches traveling in spirit form.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

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Michael Carrick is aiming to build on the positive early signs from his interim spell, while the club has made some useful additions.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
For a spell in the last few years, he became known for cartoonishly long nail extensions, lacquered and bejeweled.

— Abigail Sylvor Greenberg, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026

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