high sign

noun

A covert gesture serving as a signal.

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Meanings

nounhigh sign (plural high signs)

plural high signs

  1. A covert gesture serving as a signal.

    The gaunt, hard-looking man is driving. Marlowe leans forward and gives the cabby the high sign.

    1944, William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman, The Big Sleep (screenplay)
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APA

high sign. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20sign

MLA

“high sign.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20sign. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high sign,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20sign.

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