C2 noun #86,664 most common

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

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

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun The phenomenon when a conversational rejoinder or remark only occurs to someone after the opportunity to make it has passed.

Synonyms

afterwit staircase wit
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