--- optiview_delivery: edge_optimized content_type: semantic_markdown source_url: https://learnings.org/term/spidey-sense brand_content: none publication_version: "3.0" published_at: 2026-10-05T14:06:11Z composition_version: composition-v2.1.0 presentation_version: presentation-v1.2.0 --- # Spidey sense [Skip to content](https://learnings.org/term/spidey-sense#main-content) - [All](https://learnings.org/terms) - [2](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=2) - [3](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=3) - [8](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=8) - [A](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=A) - [B](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=B) - [C](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=C) - [D](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=D) - [E](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=E) - [F](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=F) - [G](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=G) - [H](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=H) - [I](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=I) - [J](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=J) - [K](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=K) - [L](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=L) - [M](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=M) - [N](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=N) - [O](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=O) - [P](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=P) - [Q](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=Q) - [R](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=R) - [S](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=S) - [T](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=T) - [U](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=U) - [V](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=V) - [W](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=W) - [Y](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=Y) - [Z](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=Z) Corporate slang for intuition or gut feeling, often used to justify decisions made without actual data or analysis. ### Examples The manager's hiring decision was based entirely on his 'spidey sense' that the candidate 'felt right' for the role. ### Tags intuitiongut-feelingdataanalysishiring 771 views • Created 4/23/2022 📢 Share Learnings ### Related Terms [ #### Actionable insights Business jargon for 'useful information,' often used to describe data that everyone... 1911 views• business-jargon, useful ](https://learnings.org/term/actionable-insights)[ #### Triangulate A corporate way of saying "guess based on multiple wrong sources" that... 1685 views• guess, speculation ](https://learnings.org/term/triangulate)[ #### Skills-based hiring A hiring approach that focuses on specific skills and abilities rather than... 1502 views• hiring, skills ](https://learnings.org/term/skills-based-hiring)[ #### Clickstream The path a user takes through a website, recorded as a sequence... 1461 views• path, website ](https://learnings.org/term/clickstream)[ #### Signal loss The reduction in data quality and tracking accuracy due to privacy changes... 1420 views• data, tracking ](https://learnings.org/term/signal-loss) Keep exploring the corporate jargon dictionary ## 🌍 In the Wild \+ Add Example No examples yet. Be the first to add one! ### 🤖 AI Tools 🎓 Translate with Professor📝 Open Writing Tools🎯 Play Buzzword Bingo 🎓 Ask the Professor ## Additional source context © 2008–2026 Learnings Dot Org — Speak fluent corporate. Ironically. ## Additional page links - [Actionable insights · Business jargon for 'useful information,' often used to describe data that everyone... · 1911 views• business-jargon, useful](https://learnings.org/term/actionable-insights) — Related Terms - [Triangulate · A corporate way of saying "guess based on multiple wrong sources" that... · 1685 views• guess, speculation](https://learnings.org/term/triangulate) — Related Terms - [Skills-based hiring · A hiring approach that focuses on specific skills and abilities rather than... · 1502 views• hiring, skills](https://learnings.org/term/skills-based-hiring) — Related Terms - [Clickstream · The path a user takes through a website, recorded as a sequence... · 1461 views• path, website](https://learnings.org/term/clickstream) — Related Terms - [Signal loss · The reduction in data quality and tracking accuracy due to privacy changes... · 1420 views• data, tracking](https://learnings.org/term/signal-loss) — Related Terms