bon mot
Americannoun
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bons mots
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And with a bon mot, it’s very few mots, you know?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025
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
The bizarre situation elicits Patroclus' zesty bon mot: "What a spring the man has! Nice dive! Think of the oysters he could come up with if he were out at sea …"
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2021
What’s the point of going on a mini-vacation if you spend it doing what you do at home: checking your email from your bed, mindlessly scrolling through Instagram, tweeting a bon mot?
From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2019
He jotted down this bon mot with his pencil nub.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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