precog
(ˈpriːkɒg)
Also pre-cog.
[abbrev. of precognition.]
= precognition 1. Also, one who predicts something; a person with precognition. Also attrib., = precognitive a.
| 1966 Listener 19 May 727/2 It is generally recognized that ‘pre-cog’ dreams take place quite often; and with the knowledge which these dream researchers provide..it may be possible to obtain quite massive evidence of precog dreaming. 1967 Ibid. 16 Mar. 359/3 Apart from the massive evidence of ESP in human life—what does the Professor say about ‘pre-cog’, I wonder—the abundance of ESP in nature must surely infuriate him. 1973 Daily News (N.Y.) 21 Aug. 53/1 Certain precogs prophesy the future with the buckshot approach, generalized predictions. 1977 Sounds 9 July 22/1 And as for the matter of whether the gent's armed with the sort of foresight Phillip K. Dick grants his ‘precogs’, you can just make up your own mind. |