staircase wit

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الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
Thinking of an idea or course of action too late to use it effectively, or the tendency to do so

One of the most insightful thinkers I know, the computer entrepreneur Yossi Vardi, prompted me to summarize my idea while standing on one leg. It was not too convenient to stand one one leg after a few glasses of perfumed Riesling, so I failed in my improvisation. The next day I experienced staircase wit.

staircase wit

    الواصلة

    stair·case wit

    التركية النطق

    sterkeys wît

    النطق

    /ˈsterˌkās ˈwət/ /ˈstɛrˌkeɪs ˈwɪt/

    علم أصول الكلمات

    () A calque of French l'esprit de l'escalier.
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