“Apercu” (a-pur-SOO) – from the French for “perceive” – is an immediate judgment, understanding, or insight.
Example (as used by Virginia Heffernan in The New York Times): “[Kanye West's] UniverseCity blog is chocked with impulsive apercus, including a furious explanation of his (late and booed) appearance at the Bonnaroo music festival… . ‘This is the most offended I’ve ever been,’ he wrote, ‘this is the maddest I will ever be. I’m typing so’ – he used an intensifier – ‘hard I might break my’ – intensifier again – ‘Mac book Air!!!!!!!!’”
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