A fork of Rural Dictionary
A word used by people who fall upon remarkable good luck and try to impress their friends and relatives by claiming keen insight.
This was inevitable. I don't know why anyone would be surprised at my incredible hockey acumen.
Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination. (botany) A sharp, tapering point extending from a plant. (anatomy) A bony, often sharp, protuberance, especially that of the ischium.
She probably got the job because of her ACUMEN
This is the keenness and quickness in understanding and dealing with a "business situation" ; it also tends to lead to a good outcome.
For example James Wetherall has no business acumen