staircase wit

Noun

Meaning

staircase wit (uncountable)

(rare, idiomatic) Thinking of an idea or course of action too late to use it effectively, or the tendency to do so.

Synonyms: afterwit, l'esprit de l'escalier, (neologism) retrotort

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Close letter words and terms

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