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Bon Mot
/ˌbɑn ˈmoʊ/
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What does Bon Mot mean?
noun
- A clever saying, phrase, or witticism; often, a witty riposte in dialogue.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌbɑn ˈmoʊ/
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Sir Percy’s bon mot had gone the round of the brilliant reception-rooms.
“You need not hurry when the object is only to prevent my saying a bon mot, for there is not the least wit in my nature. I am a very matter-of-fact, plain-spoken being, and may blunder on the borders of a repartee for half an hour together without striking it out.”
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Gen. Gates -- bon mot of British general Lee -- how an army ought not to march -- De Kalb prophecies -- chickens counted before they are hatched, alias, Marion and the author sent by Gen. Gates to prevent the escape of Cornwallis, before he had run -- the British and American armies meet -- Gates and his militia-men leave De Kalb in the lurch -- his gallant behavior, and glorious death.