An Italian word, actually meaning 'sailor design', referencing the coarse nature of seamen and their particular thought of propensity for rectum. by Bridgett Report definition; just what operates through the veins of all Italians. by Wynell Saltz Report definition
Noun. 1. signifier-the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached. descriptor, form, word form. linguistics-the scientific study of language.
Signifyin' , or signifyin(g) (vernacular), is a form of wordplay.It is a practice in African-American culture involving a verbal strategy of indirection that exploits the gap between the denotative and figurative meanings of words. A simple example would be insulting someone to show affection.hile Signifyin(g) is the term coined by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to represent a black vernacular, the idea stems from the thoughts of Ferdinand De Saussure and the process of signifying--the association between words and the ideas they indicate..