Treppenwitz
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[edit] German
[edit] Etymology
Treppen (“stairs”) + Witz (“wit”), literally translated (calque) of French l'esprit de l'escalier.
[edit] Noun
Treppenwitz m. (genitive Treppenwitzes, plural Treppenwitze)
- "Staircase wit", a devastating rejoinder thought of only after leaving the scene of the debate.
- afterwit
