Bonmot

Meaning

witticism; a witty (i.e. clever and funny) saying; bon mot (but not implying a riposte)

Concepts

jeu d’esprit

well-worded saying

epigram

Synonyms

geistreiche Bemerkung

Wortwitz

Scherzwort

Sinnspruch

Witzigkeit

kluge Bemerkung

Priamel

Aperçu

schlagfertige Äußerung

Geistesblitz

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

spruch

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/bɔ̃ˈmoː/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from French bon mot.

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