ESPRIT DE L'ESCALIER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A witty remark that occurs to you too late

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("esprit de l'escalier" is a kind of...):

humor; humour; wit; witticism; wittiness (a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter)

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