name
Meaning 1
A male given name from German Siegfried
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Standard Lemma guide
sig
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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sĭg
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/sɪɡ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɪɡ
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homophone: cig
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CMU ARPABET: S IH1 G Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A signature, especially one on emails or newsgroup postings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, informal
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noun
Meaning 3
Sigma (in the names of Greek-letter organizations).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: university slang
Examples
- Sig Chi; Kappa Sig; Sig Nu
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noun
Meaning 4
Short for sigma in phrases like "what the sigma"
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, humorous, slang
Examples
- What the sig is this?
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noun
Meaning 5
Urine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dated, dialectal, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
Initialism of special interest group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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verb
Meaning 7
To good-naturedly make fun of someone; to signify.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, slang
Qualifier: African-American Vernacular
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: banter, jone
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Clipping of signature.
Clipping of sigma.
From Middle English sige. Cognate with Middle Dutch seic, seike, Middle Low German seyche. Related also to sink (“to fall”).
Clipping of signify (“to boast, brag, insult”).