Looking back on a situation or event, regretting that you didn't do what you should have done, and developing malicious ill will because of it. Similar to standard regret, but someone else is gonna have to pay for it.
Someone who claims that the signs of the impending financial disaster were obvious all along, despite never having mentioned anything at the time or having acted to avoid it happening. More generally, someone who uses hindsight to make observations.
That guy has lost billions by trading in poisonous debts, but now he has a new career in the media as a hindscientist.
When your car's rearview camera gets covered in dirt from the road, place your finger over the lensin the back of the car, and give it a little hindswipe; you'll be seeing clearly right away.
1. Noun. An online dating phenomenon wherein post-match scrutiny of a dating profile reveals unfavourable characteristics that were overlooked in the initial 'swiping' phase, leading to feelings of embarrassment and regret.
When you match with someone on a dating app who, in hindsight, you wish you hadn't swiped.
Usually as a result of frantic swiping, then more detailed inspection of their profile reveals various red flags.
2. Verb. The act of swiping without due care and attention, especially when it leads to hindswipe.