INTUITION, INTUITIVE
ADJECTIVES
► GUT based on one’s instincts, feelings, or emotions; immediately or deeply felt; intuitive → 1951 Amer. colloq.
ADVERBS
► THROUGH MY HEAD by simple reasoning or intuition → 1969 Amer. dial.
NOUNS
► GUT THOUGHT an idea that comes from feeling or intuition rather than reason → Bk1966 US students’ sl.
► GUT REACTION an immediate and instinctive response; an intuition → 1968 Amer. sl.
► HUNCH an intuition or premonition → 1888 US colloq.
► IMAGINATION an intuitive feeling; a hunch → 1965 Amer. dial.
► THIRD EAR intuition → 1810
► THIRD EYE intuition → 1907
► VATICINATION divine or inspired apprehension or knowledge; intuition, insight → 1678 obs.
► VIBE feelings, intuitions → 1960s sl.
► VIBES feelings, intuitions → 1960s sl.
PHRASES
► BY MY HEAD ► BY MY OWN HEAD by simple reasoning or intuition → 1969 Amer. dial.
VERBS
► ZEN IN to grasp completely through intuition → 1967 US sl.
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