What does l'esprit d'escalier mean?

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l'esprit d'escalier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

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"'That's understandable,' said May, 'we get it all the time. L'esprit d'escalier—remembering what you should have said too late.'"

What does l'esprit d'escalier mean?: Alternative form of l'esprit de l'escalier.

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