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What's the word for the pithy retort thought of later?
August 31, 2009 4:14 PM
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What's the word for the response, or phrase, or comeback, that you
wish
you had only thought of at the time?
posted by
swlabr
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Staircase wit.
posted by
clearly
at
4:15 PM
on August 31
L'esprit de l'escalier
posted by
Daily Alice
at
4:16 PM
on August 31
L'esprit d'escalier
posted by
Maias
at
4:16 PM
on August 31
L’esprit de l’escalier
posted by
clearly
at
4:17 PM
on August 31
[ack, mods, I misread the post and flagged it. I am a bad person. Ignore my flag please.]
posted by
davejay
at
4:17 PM
on August 31
Thanks y'all!
I will think of a good comeback to
davejay
later!
posted by
swlabr
at
4:21 PM
on August 31
L'esprit de l'escalier to most, but to some,
"jerk store"
.
posted by
modernnomad
at
5:15 PM
on August 31 [
2 favorites
]
For a brilliant example of this, and some really brutal mefite answers, check out this
previously
posted by
marmaduke_yaverland
at
6:25 PM
on August 31
See also:
Treppenwitz
posted by
Orinda
at
7:21 PM
on August 31
Also, by parallel with
repartee
, departee.
posted by
Lexica
at
8:33 PM
on August 31 [
1 favorite
]
I've heard
quiptillate
.
posted by
angiep
at
8:36 PM
on August 31
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posted by clearly at 4:15 PM on August 31