- signifying
- noun Date: 1959 a good-natured needling or goading especially among urban blacks by means of indirect gibes and clever often preposterous put-downs; also dozens
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
signifying
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signifying — ☆ signifying [sig′nə fī΄iŋ ] n. Slang verbal play, esp. as engaged in by urban African Americans, involving boastful taunts, witty insults, indirect threats, etc … English World dictionary
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signifying — /sig neuh fuy ing/, n. sounding1 (def. 4) [1955 60; SIGNIFY + ING1] * * * … Universalium
signifying — adj. representative, indicative; expressive; meaningful sig·ni·fy || sɪgnɪfaɪ v. represent, indicate; communicate, express, convey; have importance, have significance … English contemporary dictionary
signifying — sig·ni·fy·ing … English syllables
signifying — sig•ni•fy•ing [[t]ˈsɪg nəˌfaɪ ɪŋ[/t]] n. a game or playful confrontation, as playing the dozens, in which witty insults are exchanged • Etymology: 1955–60 … From formal English to slang
signifying — ˈsignə̇ˌfīiŋ noun ( s) Etymology: from gerund of signify : a good natured needling or goading especially among urban blacks by means of indirect gibes and clever often preposterous put downs ; also : dozens herein … Useful english dictionary
signifying chain — noun An interlocking system of signifiers … Wiktionary
