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noun, plural bons mots [bon mohz; French bawn moh] /ˈbɒn ˈmoʊz; French bɔ̃ ˈmoʊ/.
- a witty remark or comment; clever saying; witticism.
noun plural bons mots (bɔ̃ mo)
- a clever and fitting remark
1735, French, “good saying, ” literally “good word,” from bon “good” + mot (12c.), from Vulgar Latin muttum, from Latin muttire “to mutter, mumble, murmur” (see mutter).