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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 |
BÉLa | | BAY-law | Hungarian |
Eugen | | OI-gen (German) | German, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian |
Paraskevas | | - | Greek, Late Greek |
Iuvenalis | | - | Ancient Roman |
Dionisia | | - | Medieval English |
Katharine | | KATH-ə-rin (English), KATH-rin (English), kah-tah-REE-nə (German) | English, German |