"retrotort" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: retrotorts [plural]
Etymology: Blend of retro- + retort, coined by Bernard Cooper. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|retro-|retort}} Blend of retro- + retort Head templates: {{en-noun}} retrotort (plural retrotorts)
  1. (neologism) A witty remark that one thinks of when it is too late. Tags: neologism Related terms: afterwit, l'esprit de l'escalier, staircase wit
    Sense id: en-retrotort-en-noun-XA0AduMp Categories (other): English neologisms, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English blends: 44 39 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 35 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 38 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 39 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

Forms: retrotorts [present, singular, third-person], retrotorting [participle, present], retrotorted [participle, past], retrotorted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} retrotort (third-person singular simple present retrotorts, present participle retrotorting, simple past and past participle retrotorted)
  1. (intransitive) To undergo retrotorsion. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-retrotort-en-verb-gNgh98bl Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 44 39 17
  2. (transitive, rare, formal) To twist backward. Tags: formal, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-retrotort-en-verb-y2v-HC75 Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 44 39 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive) To undergo retrotorsion."
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