Usually means: Witty, clever, and brief remark.
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  1. bon mot: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. bon mot: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. bon mot: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. bon mot: Collins English Dictionary
  5. bon mot: Vocabulary.com
  6. bon-mot: Wordnik
  7. bon mot: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. bon mot: Wiktionary
  9. bon mot: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. bon mot: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. bon mot: Dictionary.com
  12. Bon mot: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. bon mot: Rhymezone
  14. bon mot(m): AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  15. Bon Mot: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  16. bon mot: Free Dictionary
  17. bon mot: Mnemonic Dictionary
  18. bon_mot: Foreign Words and Phrases
  19. bon mot: Dictionary/thesaurus

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  1. bon mot: Encyclopedia

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  1. bon mot: Wordcraft Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (bon mot)

noun:  A clever saying, phrase or witticism; often, a witty riposte in dialogue.

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