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sig.

A signature, especially one on emails or newsgroup postings.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɪɡ/
  1. A signature, especially one on emails or newsgroup postings.

    Internet · informal
Where this word comes from

Clipping of signature.

verb/sɪɡ/
  1. To good-naturedly make fun of someone; to signify.

    intransitive · slang
Where this word comes from

Clipping of signify (“to boast, brag, insult”).

noun/sɪɡ/
  1. Sigma (in the names of Greek-letter organizations).

    Sig Chi; Kappa Sig; Sig Nu
  2. Short for sigma in phrases like "what the sigma"

    abbreviation · alt-of · humorous · slang
    What the sig is this?
Where this word comes from

Clipping of sigma.

noun/sɪɡ/
  1. Urine.

    UK · dated · dialectal · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English sige. Cognate with Middle Dutch seic, seike, Middle Low German seyche. Related also to sink (“to fall”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.