Entry: semion (n.)
In context: "One semion that still works fine is holding your fist up and cranking it with the other hand so the finger you're giving somebody goes up like a drawbridge."
Definition: I'm surprised that this isn't in the OED, but pretty clearly from
Other: semiology (n.): Sign language; The branch of science concerned with the study of linguistic signs and symbols.
I was wondering about the semiotics of dislike, and found an illustrated guide to offensive hand gestures
SNOOT score: 2
Page: 101
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
Definitive Jest is a vocabulary-building and SNOOT-approved word-of-the-day blog centered around David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest.
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