Meaning

3 senses
  1. (Internet, informal)A signature, especially one on emails or newsgroup postings.

  2. Sigma (in the names of Greek-letter organizations).

    Sig Chi; Kappa Sig; Sig Nu

  3. (UK, dated, dialectal, uncountable)Urine.

Origin

Clipping of signature. Clipping of sigma. From Middle English sige. Cognate with Middle

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”).

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Forms

plural: sigs
Singularsig
Pluralsigs

regular

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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