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Meanings of bon mot in English

Spanish
dicho

A clever remark.

dicho
Usage of bon mot in English
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He must have seen that brilliant bon mot in the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 10
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Play along with the bon mot-excuse me, joke-rightup to the end.
The devil's heart
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You might find the perfect X-rated bon mot at Custom Erotica Source.
Wired
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This did not surprise me so much as a bon mot of his.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1
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Another man-notJakob-confirmedthe cleverness of this bon mot with a shrill titter.
The Fireman
6
They treasure a bon mot; a good malapropism or a splendidly outrageous mixed metaphor.
The Irish Times
7
The King is still wind-bound; the fashionable bon mot is, that the to sea.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1
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The bon mot of the current number of The S.M.M.
Not that it Matters
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A microphone-based utility that instantly translates a flat one-liner into a witty bon mot.
Wired
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Here is a bon mot that was manufactured at 'Tonio's:
The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million
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I must tell you another admirable bon mot of Mr. Chute, now I am mentioning him.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1
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Surely you can not dispose of a man like this with a " bon mot"!
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 / Little J...
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With that bon mot tucked under my arm, I was able to leave Hay a happy man.
The Guardian
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Noonan's skills at finding the bon mot was summed up by this construct: I'm not a martinet.
The Irish Times
15
His eyes twinkled and he rewarded himself with a generous pinch of snuff before repeating his bon mot:
Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod
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He also tells of an instance in parliament, and of a rather brilliant bon mot spoken upon that occasion.
1601: Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time ...
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