Term: esprit de l'escalier: a witty remark that occurs to you too late
Broader: wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | Unrelated: piton: a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold
Broader: wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | Unrelated: dard: any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan
Broader: wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | Unrelated: contraband: goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law
Broader: wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | Unrelated: cancan: a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line
Broader: wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | Unrelated: one-fifth: one part in five equal parts
Broader: wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | Unrelated: running shoe: a light comfortable shoe designed for running
Broader: wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | Unrelated: wild potato: erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream-colored tubers resembling potatoes
Broader: wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | Unrelated: toy spaniel: a very small spaniel
Broader: wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | Unrelated: nearness: the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance
Broader: wit: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | Unrelated: rite: an established ceremony prescribed by a religion