Phrase guide
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noun
The thinking of an idea or course of action too late to use it effectively, or the tendency to do so.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, rare, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: afterwit, l'esprit de l'escalier, (neologism) retrotort
Antonyms: none provided
History
Calque of French esprit de l'escalier.
