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Hindsight? Retrospect? ANSWER The common term, borrowed from French, is esprit d'escalier (staircase wit -- what you think of "on the staircase" going home). A less common term, but still well known, is the German treppenwitz, which also means "the wisdom of the stairs": the striking reply that crosses your mind when you are "on the stairs," on your way home.

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