mother wit

noun

Definition of mother witnext
as in horse sense

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  1. horse sense
  2. common sense
  3. insight
  4. perception
  5. judgment
Noun
  • Anheuser-Busch will have to see how viewers react to its latest ad to determine if consumers think the Clydesdales still present good horse sense or represent a horse of a different color.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
  • His words of wisdom are tinged with wit and old-fashioned horse sense.
    — Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2024
Definition of horse sense
Noun
  • Airplane etiquette is easiest when people use common sense rather than strict rules.
    — Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Ironically, in the age of AI, common sense may be the new competitive edge.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of common sense
Noun
  • Investor uses a stylus and tablet to analyze stock market and crypto charts on a large screen, highlighting trading, finance insights, and market data in a moody, focused workspace.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Taken individually, many of these insights can appear intensely valuable and immediately actionable.
    — Tim Ringel, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of insight
Noun
  • While trends like these can shift perceptions of beauty and create new aesthetic anxieties, Payne argues that ferritin face also encourages consumers to approach beauty more holistically.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026
  • This perception holds even among the young and the politically and socially progressive, who would never consciously think that such acts are morally sullying.
    — Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of perception
Noun
  • Since antiquity, people have known that old age can bring lapses of memory and judgment.
    — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Transport Minister Óscar Puente has blamed a traffic controller's poor judgment for much of what went wrong.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of judgment
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