| 单词 | to put the indian sign on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto put the Indian sign on 3. colloquial. Power or an advantage over someone; a curse, a jinx. Frequently in to put the Indian sign on and variants.Frequently in sporting contexts, although now often considered offensive in the United States. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > spell > malignant enchantment or curse curse1382 taking1541 ban1603 malignation1652 bad mouth1832 brujería1838 weird1874 Indian sign1901 hex1909 whammy1940 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [verb (transitive)] > put an evil spell on ill-wish1865 jinx1917 hex1932 to put the Indian sign on1948 1901 Chicago Tribune 28 Nov. 6/1 Oriente had the ‘Indian sign’ on the crowd against him in the third race and won in a romp. 1910 R. Grau Business Man in Amusement World 97 He has also been careful to protect himself against ‘the Indian Sign’. 1930 Olean (N.Y.) Evening Times 2 May ii. 8/1 Cissell said none of the pitchers had the ‘Indian Sign’ on him but ‘they're all plenty tough to hit’. 1948 V. Palmer Golconda x. 79 What silly notions about ourselves we can coddle! I believe the old boy's put the Indian sign on you, Neda. 1973 Listener 5 June 6/3 We were riding very high in terms of our legislative programme. We had the Indian sign on the Congress, so to speak. 2003 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 9 Feb. (Sport section) 2/6 They still have the Indian sign over the Dons. < as lemmas |
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