Apercu

“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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