mot juste

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From French

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /məʊˈʒuːst/ (or as French, below)

Noun [edit]

mot juste (plural mots justes)

  1. The perfectly appropriate word or phrase for the situation.
    • 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter V:
      She legged it, and for a moment silence reigned. Then Bobbie said, “Phew!” and I agreed that “Phew!” was the mot juste.

French [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /moʒyst/

Noun [edit]

mot juste m (plural mots justes)

  1. Exactly the right word or phrasing.

See also [edit]

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