bon mot
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I have a bon mot I frequently employ: cautiously poss-imistic.
From Salon • Dec. 26, 2023
The character never has to search long for a bon mot.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2023
Then, of course, there’s the song’s instantly memed, irresistibly quotable bon mot, “Sometimes I feel like everybody is a sexy baby, and I’m a monster on the hill.”
From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2022
What a generous read on your own bon mot being stolen from you.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2022
“Add the occasional bon mot and I’m in.”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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