A portmanteau of the words language + intuition. Generally used to describe one's ability to quickly grasp the ins and outs of a new language, relying only on context clues for help.
"How'd you manage to master German in 3 months without even picking up a book?"
"Whaddya mean? I just finished reading Kafka yesterday."
"Kafka after only 3 months? Yeah... hard to believe."
"I used my langtuition to infer meaning from context, which becomes especially easy after gaining fluency in a language related to the one you want to lea—"
"Shhhh, didn't ask for your life story."
"Whaddya mean? I just finished reading Kafka yesterday."
"Kafka after only 3 months? Yeah... hard to believe."
"I used my langtuition to infer meaning from context, which becomes especially easy after gaining fluency in a language related to the one you want to lea—"
"Shhhh, didn't ask for your life story."
by Rusty Far Eye May 11, 2018
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