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Definition of Bon mot
1. Noun. A clever remark.
Exact synonyms: Mot
Generic synonyms: Humor, Humour, Wit, Witticism, Wittiness
Geographical relationships: France, French Republic
Generic synonyms: Humor, Humour, Wit, Witticism, Wittiness
Geographical relationships: France, French Republic
Definition of Bon mot
1. Noun. A clever saying, phrase or witticism; often, a witty riposte in dialogue. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bon Mot
Literary usage of Bon mot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1896)
"This is what is called a bon-mot. The journal which cites one is called upon to
... But this director's bon-mot was not invented, I think, but fell from the ..."
2. History of English Thought in the Eighteenth Century by William Randolph Hearst (1851)
"BON-MOT OP A COACHMAN. Commendation beforehand is usually but a bad preface to
a jest, or to anything else; yet I must say that I never heard anything more ..."
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