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Definitions

bon mot

[bon moh, bawn moh] / ˈbɒn ˈmoʊ, bɔ̃ ˈmoʊ /

NOUN

clever remark

Synonyms

WEAK

clever comment quip witticism witty remark

NOUN

epigram

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aphorism

STRONG

joke motto quip quirk

WEAK

pithy saying

NOUN

ha-ha

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STRONG

antic buffoonery burlesque caper caprice chestnut clowning drollery epigram escapade farce frolic gag gambol game horseplay humor jape jest lark laugh mischief mummery one-liner parody

WEAK

hoodwinking monkeyshine payof

Antonyms

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seriousness tragedy

NOUN

jest

Synonyms

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banter crack fun funny gag game hoax jive laugh one-liner play pleasantry prank quip ridicule sally spoof sport wisecrack witticism

WEAK

jolly rib-tickler

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work

NOUN

joke

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antic farce gag humor laugh one-liner parody prank pun stunt trick wisecrack

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buffoonery burlesque caper caprice chestnut clowning drollery epigram escapade frolic game ha-ha hoodwinking horseplay jape jest lark mischief mummery payoff play pleasantry put on quirk raillery repartee revel sally saw shenanigan sport spree tomfoolery vagary whimsy witticism yarn

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monkeyshine shaggy-dog story snow job

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seriousness tragedy

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work

NOUN

play on words

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WEAK

double entendre double meaning equivocalness jeu de mots pun wordplay

NOUN

pleasantry

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repartee witticism

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badinage banter humor jest joke levity merriment quip quirk sally squib wit

WEAK

joking

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seriousness

WEAK

criticism

NOUN

quip

Synonyms

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banter gag gibe pleasantry pun repartee retort satire wisecrack witticism

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badinage crack drollery insult jeer jest joke mockery offense riposte sally spoof

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flattery praise seriousness

NOUN

remark

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assertion attention commentary conclusion explanation note opinion saying statement talk thought word

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acknowledgment annotation cognizance comeback consideration crack declaration elucidation exegesis explication exposition expression gloss heed illustration interpretation mention mind notice observance point recognition reflection regard utterance wisecrack witticism

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back talk obiter dictum two cents' worth

Antonyms

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ignorance neglect question silence

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carelessness disregard disrespect dullness failure heedlessness negligence thoughtlessness

NOUN

repartee

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banter pleasantry rejoinder retort sarcasm wordplay

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answer badinage comeback humor irony persiflage quip raillery reply response riposte sally satire wit witticism wittiness

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question request seriousness

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argument disagreement fight

NOUN

spoof

Synonyms

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burlesque caricature parody prank satire

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bluff cheat deceit deception fake flim-flam game hoax imposture jest joke lampoon phony put on quip sell sham travesty trickery wisecrack

WEAK

send-up takeoff

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frankness honesty openness reality truth truthfulness uprightness

NOUN

wit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fun joke satire

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aphorism badinage banter burlesque drollery facetiousness gag jest jocularity lark levity pleasantry prank pun quip raillery repartee sally trick whimsicality wisecrack wittiness wordplay

WEAK

practical joke

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seriousness

NOUN

witticism

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STRONGEST

gibe wisecrack

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gag jest joke mot pun quip remark sally

Example Sentences

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And with a bon mot, it’s very few mots, you know?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025

I have a bon mot I frequently employ: cautiously poss-imistic.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2023

I’ve thought about that bon mot a lot during this movie season, where so many stars seem to be swinging for the fences.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2021

The bon mot attributed to Joseph Kennedy—it’s time to sell when the shoeshine boy starts giving stock tips—seems very quaint, and not just because no one has worn leather dress shoes since last March.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2021

He jotted down this bon mot with his pencil nub.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

bon mot

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