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"Bon Mot"
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clever
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witty
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witticism
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remark
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sayng
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a witticism, a clever or witty turn of phrase; a bon mot is a particularly well-turned phrase, distinguished more by wittiness than by profundity.
quotegarden.com
a clever remark
wordnet.princeton.edu
a clever or witty comment or saying
everything2.com
a witty remark or clever observation
vccslitonline.vccs.edu
a clever sayng, terse witticism
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