high sign

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noun

a gesture, glance, or facial expression used as a surreptitious signal to warn, admonish, or inform.

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Origin of high sign

First recorded in 1900–05

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How to use high sign in a sentence

You keep yer eyes peeled till I git back, and giv'm the high sign, d'yer hear?
Pee-Wee Harris Adrift|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
His high sign to her was peremptory and unmistakable—Mr. Crowley had business with her!
Joan of Arc of the North Woods|Holman Day
Why doesn't some gay little lady just looking for a good time give us the high sign, the way they do in books.
Rough-Hewn|Dorothy Canfield
I shake hands with the night watchman when he comes on duty and I'm here to give the milkman the high sign in the morning.
Old Man Curry|Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan

And when you're ready to have me operate—fifty-fifty—give me the high sign.
When Egypt Went Broke|Holman Day

Other Idioms and Phrases with high sign

high sign

A secret signal intended to warn or inform, as in Dad gave us the high sign when it was time to leave. This expression presumably alludes to a gesture such as a hand wave. [c. 1900]

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