au doigt mouillé — meaning in English
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English meaning
- guesstimate noun An estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data.
Senses
au doigt mouillé is used for these senses in English:
- at a glance (idiomatic) Upon cursory examination.
- fly by the seat of one's pants (idiomatic, by extension) To use one's judgment, initiative, and perceptions as events unfold in order to improvise a course of action without a predetermined plan or without the desirable data inputs to decision making.
- guesstimate (informal) An estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data.