bon-mot
bon-mot is the alternative form of bon mot.
Meaning of bon mot
Noun
bon mot (plural bons mots or bon mots)
- A clever saying, phrase, or witticism; often, a witty riposte in dialogue.
- But ſo it is: our Writer has met with a Bon Mot of this Cato’s; which, according to his ſhallow Underſtanding and ſilly Interpretation, he preſages will ever live as a noble Free-thinking Saying.1725, “Phileleutherus Lipsiensis” [pseudonym; Richard Bentley], chapter LII, in Remarks upon a Late Discourse of Free-thinking [by Anthony Collins]: In a Letter to N. N. … Part the Second, 6th...
Forms of bon-mot
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Questions about bon-mot
- What is bon-mot the alternative form of?
- Bon-mot is the alternative form of bon mot.
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