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Bon mot
is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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bon mot
1735, from Fr., "good saying, " lit. "good word," from bon "good" + mot (12c.), from V.L. muttum, from L. muttire "to mutter, mumble, murmur."
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