bons mots
plural ofbon motformal
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bons mots
That wonderful short, slim volume is full ofbonsmotsof that kind.
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In the interminable queues before the foodshops it is yourbonsmots, your repartees, your songs, that we repeat.
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These works also contain many of his sharper opinions and "bonsmots".
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Having always excelled as a wit and raconteur, he often composed by assembling phrases, "bonsmots" and witticisms into a longer, cohesive work.
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