French term (translation: staircase wit) for when the perfect response, retort, or comeback comes to mind too late.
"His argument left me so speechless that I couldn't clearly think of a response until I reached the bottom of the stairs. Then, l'esprit de l'escalier came to me."
Friend 1: Quick let's take the escalator!
Friend 2: No. Take the escalearlier. We need to get there fast!
Friend 1: Good idea. If we we're not quick they'll think we took the top escalator.
Friend 2: What the hell is that noise?!
Friend 1: Sorry. I was just humadruming.
n. A screenshot fabricated by a company to misrepresent the graphics of a game; a combination of the wordsbullshit and screenshot.
Originated from Penny Arcade, a popular gaming webcomic.
-Have you seen Madden 2006 for the Xbox 360? The graphics are gonna be awesome!
-Dude, the Madden 2006 images they showed at E3 were bullshots. It doesn't look nearly as good as they said.