esprit de l'escalier

/EH0 S P R IY1 D IY0 EH0 L EH0 S K AA0 L IY0 ER0/
noun
  1. 1

    The phenomenon when a conversational rejoinder or remark only occurs to someone after the opportunity to make it has passed.

    syn:afterwitstaircase wit

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