symbolic system, n.All

A Symbolic system (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠so loose a phrase, stretched to cover a toddler's gestures, and means so little that every argument resting on it collapses once it is pinned down.