signaling 

Someone switched from WhatsApp to Signal is trying out the new environment.

Text me later, signaling right now.

signaling by exinstance January 11, 2021

signaling degree 

College degree that doesn't teach anything useful expect that it signals to employers that the holder of said degree is not an idiot.

BA Econ is a signaling degree. If you get good grades at a decent school you send a signal that you're hard working and smart. That's about it.

signaling degree by Hypersion July 13, 2012

Virtue-signaling 

Virtue-signaling (noun): the self-serving, disingenuous act of presenting & solidifying oneself as concerned with, committed to, or compliant to a specific political alignment regarding political topics or issues for prestige or ego.

If the President genuinely cared about women's rights, he'd do less virtue-signaling on Twitter and more action.

Virtue-signaling by Power moves Only June 28, 2022

pokie signaling 

When a woman goes without her bra so that her nipples poke through her blouse or sweater, and asks her guy in, she is engaging in pokie signaling. This is an invitation to some kind of intimacy, from petting to coitus.

"It's kind of cool, and my nips are up. I'm doing a little subtle pokie signaling."

pokie signaling by Angel of the Morning March 9, 2020

Vice Signaling 

This is the opposite of Virtue Signaling. It is a way to broadcast to other ultra conservatives that you despise those different from you and judge others based upon superficial traits.

Jimmy Bob really was vice signaling to the MAGA crowd when he got up and shouted obscenities at the Pride Parade marchers walking downtown.

Vice Signaling by slaves2society April 20, 2023

Intelligence signaling 

To broadcast or telegraph that you are more intelligent than you actually are by attempting to educate people and provide unsolicited advice under the guise of helping them.

Ties in well with virtue signaling as the goal is both to dominate by making yourself appear smarter and more virtuous in juxtaposition to the receiver or audience.

The intention (as well as virtue-signaling 'helpful' advice) is to self-level-up and often to make it seem like you have more knowledge in a given field. Since you often target someone more specialized or experienced than you are your advice is either common knowledge, making you appear like a douchebag in the eyes of the receiver, or it is made up bullshit.

My mistake was when Joe asked me how my marketing business was going and I said 'slow'. For the next hour he was intelligence signaling useless advice. The only thing I learned in that hour was how little he knows about marketing.

Intelligence signaling by mogydee June 14, 2020

Changing lanes without signaling 

It's when a man goes from the vagina to the anus in one quick motion without warning his partner.

I was changing lanes without signaling on Renee in the shower and she went deaf for a minute.

Changing lanes without signaling by intelinside August 5, 2010