bon mot
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
bon mot
- A clever saying#Noun|saying, phrase#Noun|phrase or witticism; often, a witty riposte in dialogue#Noun|dialogue.
- Synonyms: quip, remark, repartee, witticism
- 1768, Mr. Yorick [pseudonym; Laurence Sterne], “The Dwarf. Paris.”, in A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy, volume I, London: Printed for T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, […], OCLC 61680753 ↗, page 197 ↗:
- ―In England, dear Sir, ſaid I, we ſit all at our eaſe. The old French officer would have ſet me at unity with myſelf, in caſe I had been at variance,—by ſaying it was a bon mot—and as a bon mot is always worth ſomething at Paris, he offered me a pinch of ſnuff.
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