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bon mot
A clever or witty retort. Brett was teased quite often by his peers, but he always responded quickly with a bon mot, causing everyone to erupt into laughter.
bon viveur
A connoisseur of food and wine. Primarily heard in UK. Janine is such a bon viveur that she would never dream of serving her guests boxed wine at her party.
a bon mot
a funny or clever remark Wilde's bons mots are legendary.
a bon viveur
(mainly British) someone who enjoys good food and wine A noted bon viveur, he had a passion for French cuisine.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Chalice | | CHAL-is | English (Rare) |
Nirmal | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali |
Yaroslava | | yah-rah-SLAH-vah (Russian) | Russian, Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic |
Alexandrie | | a-lek-sawn-DREE | French (Rare) |
Finnegan | | FIN-ə-gən | Irish, English (Modern) |
Derya | | - | Turkish |