perfect description of #treppenwort / #treppenwitz

#Vss365 "No! Screw you!" Finn shouted out of the open window, not caring who heard. Or whether it was a #Treppenwort or not.
He needed to silence his internal voices.
Those still attacking him after a street insult received in another country, 3 days ago.
Willed his to find its intended target.

Jeff opened his mouth to respond, but nothing came out. He couldn't think of anything that wouldn't escalate the argument and put his procedure at risk. He knew he'd have a #treppenwort about it later.

"If the Redcloaks wanted to keep the city safe you wouldn't be here." #vss365

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Jin returned to his desk.
“Manager’s not happy,” said a colleague. “You know when you think of a sarky comeback after you’ve left his office.”
“A #Treppenwort,” said Jin. “One of Ari’s words. What’s about?”
“Said something about poaching his staff & not letting it happen. #vss365

his isolation spares him #treppenwort. only venom befouls this misanthrope's memory, while warpaint scars his neck and arms. there is no fitting retort for an empty room; for words never spoken, or actions never taken. for a life that's been a joke, the only comeback is not to

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Rory felt impotent as Alice, his eternal nemesis and sort of, at a stretch, friend, called him something that he had no reply to. Then she killed Pithea. Again.
#Treppenwort. That’s what the German’s called it. A pithy retort sat at the tip of his tongue, but no further.

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For those without Twitter, today’s #vss365 #prompt, from our current host, @YHenryG, who I can’t think of anything to say about …

#Treppenwort, or #Treppenwitz, or #Trepverter🤷🏻‍

You would have loved the word #treppenwort. How many times did you sigh when I came in, having waited all morning?

"Remember yesterday..." You'd begin.

I'd find one more tender place for your dull blade. And we'd laugh one more time at my small pain.

God, how I miss your dull blade.

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