fortune-telling
nounUK /ˈfɔːtʃuːnˌtelɪŋ/
US /ˈfɔːrtʃuːnˌtelɪŋ/
Fortune-telling is when someone tries to guess what will happen to you in the future.
At the fair, my aunt visited a tent for fortune-telling and was told she would travel soon.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The practice of predicting events by reading cards, palms, or stars.
She studied fortune-telling for years before opening her little shop.
3. Any attempt to guess future outcomes in a playful or superstitious way.
Picking a winner by flipping a coin is just fortune-telling, not real analysis.
4. The business or hobby of giving predictions to customers.
The town banned fortune-telling on the boardwalk unless the reader had a license.