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bon mot
noun as in clever remark
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noun as in ha-ha
noun as in jest
noun as in joke
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noun as in play on words
noun as in pleasantry
noun as in quip
noun as in remark
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noun as in repartee
noun as in spoof
noun as in wit
Example Sentences
A talented cartoonist, distinguished practical joker, and recognized as one of the kings of bon mot, he led a free and easy life.
A joke, a banter, a bon-mot, make more impression upon the man of the world than all the grave notions of his religion.
A bon-mot of one of the Townsends is recorded, on his taking his seat.
The bon mot I was about to utter apropos of an opera I had never heard has left my mind entirely.
He also tells of an instance in parliament, and of a rather brilliant bon mot spoken upon that occasion.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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