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esprit de l'escalier
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Noun1.esprit de l'escalier - a witty remark that occurs to you too late
humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter


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He recounts an occasion when he thought of the ideal witty remark only after it was too late, but fails to call this familiar experience by its elegant name: l'esprit de l'escalier.
How sad the French phrase l'esprit de l'escalier, denoting brilliant utterances tried out on the stairs after the party is over.
It's l'esprit de l'escalier, literally 'wit of the staircase.
 
 
 
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