WHAT DO U MEAN BY " TREPPENVITZ"?
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- Treppenwitz, a stairway joke is - in the original sense of joke - a witty thought that occurs to someone a moment too late and that can no longer be presented in the current round or discussion.
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This phenomenon is referred to as Treppenwitz in German, which literally means staircase joke, because, what do you know, the witty retort usually hits you in the stairwell on your way out. Of course by then it's already too late to use it.
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