Etymology

Captain Hindsight

Today it means: A person who is happy to criticize decisions with the benefit of hindsight, but did nothing to stop those decisions being made at the time. Full definition →

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The story

Either originated with, or popularized by, a cartoon character of the same name from the U.S. animated TV series South Park.

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