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View synonyms for bon mot
bon mot
[ bon moh; French bawn moh ]
noun
, plural bons mots [bon, , mohz, baw, n, , moh].
- a witty remark or comment; clever saying; witticism.
bon mot
/ bɔ̃ mo /
noun
- a clever and fitting remark
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bon mot1
French, literally: good word
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Example Sentences
A talented cartoonist, distinguished practical joker, and recognized as one of the kings of bon mot, he led a free and easy life.
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A joke, a banter, a bon-mot, make more impression upon the man of the world than all the grave notions of his religion.
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A bon-mot of one of the Townsends is recorded, on his taking his seat.
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The bon mot I was about to utter apropos of an opera I had never heard has left my mind entirely.
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He also tells of an instance in parliament, and of a rather brilliant bon mot spoken upon that occasion.
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