English Explanatory Dictionary

my spider sense is tingling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. My intuition (spider sense) tells me that something wrong or dangerous is happening or about to happen.

Word forms

my spider sense is tingling

Etymology

From Marvel Comics' "Spider-Man" comic books, in which the main character (Spider-Man) has a superpower called "spider sense" (sometimes called spidey sense) that would forewarn him about dangerous events. He would often say his spider sense was "tingling" when it was warning him of something.

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