Usually means: Ominous indication of impending doom.
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  1. handwriting on the wall: Merriam-Webster
  2. the handwriting on the wall: Wordnik
  3. handwriting on the wall: Wiktionary
  4. handwriting on the wall, the handwriting on the wall: Dictionary.com
  5. The handwriting on the wall: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. Handwriting on the Wall: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  7. the handwriting on the wall: FreeDictionary.org
  8. Handwriting on the Wall: The Word Detective
  9. The handwriting on the wall: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. handwriting on the wall: Encyclopedia

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  1. The handwriting on the wall: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (Handwriting on the wall)

noun:  (idiomatic) alternative form of writing on the wall [(idiomatic) An ominous warning; a prediction of bad luck.]

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