sixth sense

sixth sense

noun
a power of perception beyond the five senses; intuition: His sixth sense warned him to be cautious.

Origin:
1830–40
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Sixth sense is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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sixth sense
 
n
any supposed sense or means of perception, such as intuition or clairvoyance, other than the five senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell

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Idioms & Phrases

sixth sense

Keen intuition, as in She had a sixth sense that they would find it in the cellar. This term alludes to a sense in addition to the five physical senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. [c. 1800]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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