🌐EnglishEnglishDeutschEspañolFrançaisItalianoNederlandsPolskiPortuguêsSvenskaTürkçeРусскийالعربيةEntityQ167901· pop 13· linked from 11 articlesl'esprit de l'escalierAlso known as escalator wit, staircase wit, l'esprit d'escalierthinking of the perfect reply too lateAvailable in 13 languagesEspañolFrançaisDeutschРусскийPortuguêsItalianoالعربيةArmenianCatalanCzechPolskiConnectionsEnglish languageConceptGermanEntityCategories1770s neologisms1770s quotationsFigures of speechFrench words and phrasesPhilosophical phrasesQuotations from literature