Yee-haw signalling

The lifestyle of looking rugged like a cowboy, but is actually a suburban/well-to-do person

A form of cultural appropriation, with the culture being appropriated being that of the American southerner in both aesthetics and economics. Offenders tend to be suburban or urban middle and upper class professionals engaging in what they believe to be typical dress and attitude seen in individuals (particularly white and rural) who are working class

You see that image with Dave Crenshaw and Ben Shapiro in cowboy hats? Total yee-haw signalling

Yee-haw signalling by Ang12345 January 2, 2021

Virtue Signalling 

something that every white girl with BLM in their bio does

Foid: Omg I'm such a good person I have BLM and ACAB in my social media bios so that means I'm a good person.
Chad: That bitch is just virtue signalling she actually couldn't care less about other people.

Virtue Signalling by boomnikkaoom December 15, 2021

SigAlert 

Any unplanned event that causes the closing of one lane of traffic for 30 minutes or more, as opposed to a planned event like road construction, which is planned separately. Colloquial to Southern California

As I was stuck in traffic due to a SigAlert on the 405, I glanced up at the SUV in front of me (driven by a blonde bimbo, wouldn’t you know it) and saw a bumper sticker that read, “I want to be Barbie — the bitch has everything!”

SigAlert by bkdouble October 21, 2006

signalling batman 

when your nuts stick to the sides of your leg put a flashlight behind em and he will be there in no time

"dang dude my nuts are sticking to my legs"
"your signalling batman! quit it!"

signalling batman by the masked headless horseman September 21, 2009

virtue signalling 

A term that is far too often used to dismiss an opposing opinion that is based on morals, ethics, or ideals, when the introduction of such into a debate could critically undermine one's stance.

Waldon: "But you CAN'T flatten that building to build a Walmart! Not only is it an orphanage, but the roof is a rare bird sanctuary, it's built over a graveyard AND an aquifer, hosts the only local live music night in the city on Wednesdays, and is a legally protected heritage site!"

Developer: "Don't listen to that virtue signalling hippy, boys, start up them bulldozers, we got a permit!"

virtue signalling by Urban Savage March 17, 2017

Vice Signalling 

The other side of the coin to virtue signalling; rather than angling for praise by performatively proclaiming their support for certain causes, vice signalling involves attempting to show off their good person credentials by performatively approving of harm or other bad things that have befallen others.

Like virtue signalling, vice signalling is a largely tribal act; a way for the speaker to associate themselves with certain other groups, causes or ideals. Also like virtue signalling, vice signalling is a means of doing this without actually showing any follow-through or doing anything tangible for the cause it apparently supports; much like adding a filter to your Facebook profile to support Group X doesn't actually accomplish anything, tweeting your support for violence against Group Y serves to gain edgy clout without actually taking any meaningful action. Finally and also like virtue signalling, it is not so much the morals behind it as the smug and performative nature of vice signalling that make it irritating: a reasonable person might for instance agree that at times, the use of force has been necessary to stop people from committing terrible acts, but when someone makes a great deal of effort to be seen revelling in physical harm done to someone else however necessary it may have been, it ceases to be about the morals and becomes instead an exercise of preachy autofellatio.

Steve never fails to post on Reddit about how great it is every time some celebrity he doesn't like dies. A classic case of vice signalling.

Vice Signalling by anonymous June 22, 2023

signalier

A term used to describe those within US Army Signal Corps. Similar to the Canadian term "signaller."

Damn lazy signaliers! My internet's down!

signalier by sarif June 10, 2009