precog means A precognitive person. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “precog” is a great word
PRECOG — [Noun] A person possessing the faculty of precognition, the direct foreknowledge of future events. The term is a clipping of the adjective 'precognitive', from 'pre-' (before) + 'cognitive' (relating to knowledge). Coined in 1954 by American author Philip K. Dick. Unlike a 'prophet' (who channels divine or moral imperatives) or a 'clairvoyant' (who peers into the obscured present), a precog is defined by a raw, involuntary sensitivity to the unformed future. It is the synaptic flinch before the telephone rings, the taste of copper in a dream of a coming accident, or the static-ridden vision of a crime yet to be committed—a consciousness forever out of phase, haunted not by ghosts, but by facts.
Etymology
Clipping of precognitive. Coined by American author Philip K. Dick in 1954, and popularized in his 1956 short story "The Minority Report".
noun
- A precognitive person.