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Meaning of sig | Babel Free

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

Français sig
Kurdî şig

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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