English Explanatory Dictionary

afterwit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Wisdom which comes after the event.
  2. The lack of forethought.
  3. A good comeback, retort one thinks of only after the end of discussion or after leaving a social gathering.

Word forms

afterwit afterwits after-wit

Etymology

From after- + wit.

Synonyms

l'esprit de l'escalier staircase wit (neologism) retrotort

Antonyms

forewit
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