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bon mot
[ bon moh; French bawn moh ]
noun
plural bons mots
- a witty remark or comment; clever saying; witticism.
bon mot
/ bɔ̃ mo /
noun
- a clever and fitting remark
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51Թ History and Origins
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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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