high sign

English

Noun

high sign (plural high signs)

  1. A covert gesture serving as a signal.
    • 1944, William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman, The Big Sleep (screenplay)
      The gaunt, hard-looking man is driving. Marlowe leans forward and gives the cabby the high sign.
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