English Explanatory Dictionary

retrotort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To undergo retrotorsion.
  2. To twist backward.
noun
  1. A witty remark that one thinks of when it is too late.

Word forms

retrotort retrotorts retrotorting retrotorted

Etymology

Blend of retro- + retort, coined by Bernard Cooper.

Related words

afterwit l'esprit de l'escalier staircase wit
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