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signifying

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noun

sig·​ni·​fy·​ing ˈsig-nə-ˌfī-iŋ How to pronounce signifying (audio)
variants or less commonly signifyin' or signifyin
African American English
: an African American linguistic practice involving the indirect expression of ideas especially through playful gibes and clever often preposterous put-downs
"Twitter lets the Black community do the thing that it does best, which is signifying—being able to use wordplay or turns of phrase to change the meaning of certain events, to either be more humorous or more critical." André Brock
Subjects of signifyin range from physical appearance to Black institutions to current global affairs, and everything in between. Shingi Mavima
also : dozens

signifying

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present participle of signify

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Noun
These categories are allegories for broader economic processes that a single word is incapable of signifying. Wired, 14 July 2022 Many immigrant communities have a form of signifying. Jason Parham, Wired, 15 July 2021 His millennial-friendly update to such signifying was to rebrand it all as a personal affirmation. Chris Martins, Billboard, 8 June 2017

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1926, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of signifying was in 1926

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