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Q-sign Theme: MOUTH n. the rounded, open mouth of a dead person with the tongue hanging out like the tail of a capital Q. (A semijocular usage. Hospitals.)The old lady in the corner room is giving the Q-sign.I can't handle another Q-sign today.
Q-sign noun of a very sick hospital patient, the open mouth with the tongue hanging out. Medical wit; the 'Q' is an image of the mouth and tongue as described. The O-SIGN is not quite as serious UK, 2002
the Q-signA jocular comparison of a dead patient's mouth open and with the tongue sticking out, reminiscent of the letter Q. We rushed through the wards of injured soldiers, skipping over anyone wearing the Q-sign. Q-sign n. the rounded, open mouth of a dead person with the tongue hanging out like the tail of a capital Q. (see also O-sign, in the Q-zone.) The old lady in the corner room is giving the Q-sign. |