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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.Signifyin’ directs attention to the connotative context-bound significance of words which is accessible only to those who share the cultural values of a given speech community.
