Guns Up hand sign
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The Guns Up hand sign is a popular Texas Tech University gesture resembling a pistol made with the hand, used by fans and mascots like Raider Red to show school spirit and support for the Red Raiders.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guns Up hand sign canonical | 1 |
| “Sic ’em” hand sign | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7424857 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guns Up hand sign Context triple: [Raider Red, associatedWith, Guns Up hand sign]
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A.
Gun people
The Gun people are a Gbe-speaking ethnic group of West Africa, primarily found in southern Benin and parts of neighboring countries, with cultural and historical ties to other Gbe communities such as the Fon and Ewe.
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B.
Life gun
A Life gun is a pattern in Conway’s Game of Life that periodically generates an endless stream of moving configurations called gliders.
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C.
Gun
"Gun" is a heavy, riff-driven rock track by Soundgarden from their 1989 album *Louder Than Love*.
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D.
Pistol
Pistol is a braggart, swaggering follower of Falstaff who appears as a comic, bombastic soldier in several of Shakespeare’s plays, including *The Merry Wives of Windsor*.
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E.
splurge gun
The splurge gun is a fictional, comical weapon from the musical film "Bugsy Malone" that fires custard-like cream instead of bullets.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guns Up hand sign Target entity description: The Guns Up hand sign is a popular Texas Tech University gesture resembling a pistol made with the hand, used by fans and mascots like Raider Red to show school spirit and support for the Red Raiders.
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A.
Gun people
The Gun people are a Gbe-speaking ethnic group of West Africa, primarily found in southern Benin and parts of neighboring countries, with cultural and historical ties to other Gbe communities such as the Fon and Ewe.
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B.
Life gun
A Life gun is a pattern in Conway’s Game of Life that periodically generates an endless stream of moving configurations called gliders.
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C.
Gun
"Gun" is a heavy, riff-driven rock track by Soundgarden from their 1989 album *Louder Than Love*.
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D.
Pistol
Pistol is a braggart, swaggering follower of Falstaff who appears as a comic, bombastic soldier in several of Shakespeare’s plays, including *The Merry Wives of Windsor*.
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E.
splurge gun
The splurge gun is a fictional, comical weapon from the musical film "Bugsy Malone" that fires custard-like cream instead of bullets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Texas Tech University tradition
ⓘ
symbol of school spirit ⓘ university hand gesture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Raider Red
ⓘ
Texas Tech Red Raiders ⓘ
linked to:
Red Raiders
Texas Tech University ⓘ |
| category |
American university gestures
ⓘ
College sports traditions ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| gestureShape |
extended index finger and thumb
ⓘ
folded middle, ring, and little fingers ⓘ |
| gestureShape | pistol-like hand shape ⓘ |
| hasMottoAssociation | “Guns Up” cheer ⓘ |
| orientation | hand pointed outward like a gun ⓘ |
| partOf |
Texas Tech fan culture
ⓘ
Texas Tech game-day rituals ⓘ |
| region |
Lubbock, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Lubbock, Texas, United States
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| relatedTo |
Texas Tech Double T logo
ⓘ
Texas Tech Raider Red mascot ⓘ Texas Tech fight song ⓘ
linked to:
Texas Tech cheerleaders
|
| symbolizes |
Red Raiders spirit
ⓘ
encouragement for Texas Tech teams ⓘ school pride ⓘ support for Texas Tech athletics ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Texas Tech alumni
ⓘ
linked to:
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech fans ⓘ Texas Tech mascots ⓘ Texas Tech students ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Texas Tech athletic events
ⓘ
linked to:
Texas Tech Red Raiders athletics
Texas Tech basketball games ⓘ Texas Tech football games ⓘ Texas Tech pep rallies ⓘ Texas Tech spirit events ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cheering the Red Raiders
ⓘ
game-day traditions ⓘ photographs with Texas Tech fans ⓘ showing allegiance to Texas Tech ⓘ |
| visualizedBy | Raider Red mascot posing with hand shaped like a gun ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Guns Up hand sign Description of subject: The Guns Up hand sign is a popular Texas Tech University gesture resembling a pistol made with the hand, used by fans and mascots like Raider Red to show school spirit and support for the Red Raiders.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Guns Up hand sign