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Borrowing from French bon mot (“good word”).
From Wiktionary
French bon good mot word
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
His life was often in danger, but his ready wit always saved it, and it was said that one bon mot would preserve him for a month.
Goethe said that every bon mot of his had cost a purse of gold.
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