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sig

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
sɪɡ

Definitions

  1. A signature, especially one on emails or newsgroup postings.
  2. Sigma (in the names of Greek-letter organizations).
  3. Urine.
  4. Initialism of special interest group.
  5. A male given name from German Siegfried
  6. Short for sigma in phrases like "what the sigma"

Equivalents

Françaissig
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Kurdîşig

Examples

“Your sig should ideally be four or five lines long, six or seven at the maximum. Since it will be repeated on hundreds of messages, a long signature wastes bandwidth and is therefore rude.”
“Posting good content is the best way to get⟳ people clicking your sig link⟳.”
“Sig Chi; Kappa Sig; Sig Nu”
“Outright banning fraternities, however, is a tough move⟳ for a university president to make⟳. Greek alums tend⟳ to be big donors. [Phil] Hanlon has shied away from making his reform⟳ all Greek life, no doubt⟳ to avoid⟳ the ire of deep-pocketed former Sig Chis.”
“Here are 6 of the most cartoonishly sexist, aggressive, and straight-up nuts fraternity and sorority email chains ever released to the public. Let⟳ them be a warning to young Kappa Sigs everywhere.”
“My time at Sig Nu was quite brief, unfortunately, so I'll do my best with the data I gathered.”
“What the sig is this?”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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