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bon mot

[ bon moh; French bawn moh ]

noun

plural bons mots
  1. a witty remark or comment; clever saying; witticism.


bon mot

/ bɔ̃ mo /

noun

  1. a clever and fitting remark
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bon mot1

1725–35; < French: literally, good word; boon 2, motto
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bon mot1

French, literally: good word
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Would you say you enjoy when one of these bon mots blows up?

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Nericcio is usually quick to a bon mot, but his worrisome tone when we talked was something I had never heard in the 15 years we’ve known each other.

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If you’re looking for the literary scene in New York, you may want to drop in at Elaine’s, a shadowy but cheery East Side bar where authors meet for Beaujolais and bon mots.

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Grant plays Sinclair with tremendous brio, capturing his pompousness and authority as with some bon mots about good writers "stealing" work.

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The character never has to search long for a bon mot.

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