"my spider sense is tingling" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: From Marvel Comics' "Spider-Man" comic books, in which the main character (Spider-Man) has a superpower called "spider sense" (sometimes called spidey sense) that would forewarn him about dangerous events. He would often say his spider sense was "tingling" when it was warning him of something. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} my spider sense is tingling
  1. (colloquial) My intuition (spider sense) tells me that something wrong or dangerous is happening or about to happen. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Marvel Comics
    Sense id: en-my_spider_sense_is_tingling-en-phrase-er9efqHB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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