Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A clever saying; a witticism.
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- noun A
clever saying, phrase orwitticism ; often, a wittyriposte in dialogue.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French : bon, good + mot, word.]
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From French bon mot ("good word").
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Examples
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whichbe commented on the word bon mot
A clever remark; witticism. (from WordCraft)
May 20, 2008
tanuki505 commented on the word bon mot
Plural of Bon Mot is Bons Mots.
June 3, 2019
tanuki505 commented on the word bon mot
To grande dame Fanny (Harriet Harris), their doubts are ignoble. “Marriage isn’t a career,” she harrumphs. “It’s an incident!”
That sort of bon mot — along with huge dollops of bohemian atmosphere — were enough to make the nonmusical “Royal Family” a success …
June 3, 2019