Captain Hindsight

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A person who is happy to criticize decisions with the benefit of hindsight, but did nothing to stop those decisions being made at the time.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Captain Hindsight

Etymology

Either originated with, or popularized by, a cartoon character of the same name from the U.S. animated TV series South Park.

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