Mot

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /məʊ/

From French mot. Compare motto.

Full definition of mot

Noun

1. A witty remark; a witticism; a bon mot.
• N. Brit. Rev.Here and there turns up a ... savage mot.
• 1970, John Glassco, Memoirs of Montparnasse, New York 2007, p. 32:‘He comes from Montreal, in Canada.’ ‘Why?’ she said, repeating Dr Johnson's mot with a forced sneer.
2. (obsolete) A word or a motto; a device.
• ShakespeareTarquin's eye may read the mot afar.
3. (obsolete) A note or brief strain on a bugle.

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /mÉ’t/
• Rhymes: -É’t

Noun

noun

1. (slang, Irish English) A girl, woman or girlfriend, particularly in the Dublin area.