Claiming to have known something was going to happen, when in actuality you were genuinly suprised. Often this is done simply to save face.
"Hey mom! I just went skydiving!"
*after being visibly suprised* "Oh. Somehow I knew you'd do something crazy like that."
"Nice try, mom. I can tell Intuitive Hindsight when I see it."
*after being visibly suprised* "Oh. Somehow I knew you'd do something crazy like that."
"Nice try, mom. I can tell Intuitive Hindsight when I see it."
by Doc Vegas November 11, 2009
Get the Intuitive Hindsight mug.A stupid ass superhero from the South Park episode Coon 2: Hindsight. He flies around the world providing hindsight after every catastrophy that happens, but doesn't actually do anything helpful. Instead of helping the fire department save lives, he just started bitching about how it could have been avoided. Not to mention how "useful" he was during the gulf oil spill
Rndm Citizen: Look!! It's Captain Hindsight!!! Captain Hindsight: That building shouldn't have been built there. It prevents fire trucks from getting closer to that other building. My job here is done. Captain Hindsight away!!! Everyone: Thank you Captain Hindsight!!!!!!
by Xero _ Manifest October 28, 2010
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In hindsight Jenny realised her first (mistake) was (inserting) the vacuum nozzle into her (vagina).
by rapunzabel September 15, 2016
Get the hindsight mug.After you screw something up, you magically and conveniently gain a vast amount of knowledge on what you SHOULD have done to avoid screwing up.
Although it generally occurs after you really messed up, it doesn't necessary always happen after such a negative situation.
Although it generally occurs after you really messed up, it doesn't necessary always happen after such a negative situation.
Girl- "Hey Dave, I just tested positive on that pregnancy test, you dunce."
Dave- "You know, maybe I kind of, should have used a rubber at that party 2 weeks ago.... " <--(Hindsight)
Girl- "Yeah... that probably would have been a very good idea."
Dave- "You know, maybe I kind of, should have used a rubber at that party 2 weeks ago.... " <--(Hindsight)
Girl- "Yeah... that probably would have been a very good idea."
by PandaNoodle July 8, 2011
Get the Hindsight mug.Someone who looks back on a situation and shares an opinion that does not align with how they viewed the situation at the time
by pglbch March 6, 2022
Get the Hindsight Harry mug.Someone who is never able to think on their feet, but can always think of the perfect course of action to have taken well after the event has transpired. Often eager to tell people what they "should have done".
John: I should not have told her I screwed her sister until after she signed the divorce settlement.
Joe: Way to be hindsight savvy.
Jim: You should have folded on the flop.
Jack: Go fuck your self Jim, you pompous ass, hindsight savvy, mother fucker.
Joe: Way to be hindsight savvy.
Jim: You should have folded on the flop.
Jack: Go fuck your self Jim, you pompous ass, hindsight savvy, mother fucker.
by Danny Boy Ash July 26, 2011
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A play on or modification of the previous phrase 'hindsight is 20/20,' referring to clear vision.
A play on or modification of the previous phrase 'hindsight is 20/20,' referring to clear vision.
Guy in 2030: It's crazy how once we used to sit in traffic, burning fossil fuels for hours per day.. and how when you'd buy something, it would be wrapped in layers and layers of plastic.
Girl in 2030: Well things all changed during the global covid-19 pandemic. People re-assessed how our whole world was operating. They say hindsight is 2020.
Girl in 2030: Well things all changed during the global covid-19 pandemic. People re-assessed how our whole world was operating. They say hindsight is 2020.
by pink3lephant June 16, 2020
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