A French literary term meaning 'the exactly right word,' associated with Gustave Flaubert's approach to writing.
↗ View on AmazonMentioned once in Desperately Seeking Closure [2].
Desperately Seeking Closure [2]
Season 5 · Episode 8 · S05E08
“I think maybe "demanding" is more the mot juste.”
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“We stayed at this gorgeous cabin just outside Aspen, we took a chopper every morning to the top of the mountain”
“Jack Nicholson and Tom Brokaw discovered they were wearing exactly the same jacket.”
“Jack Nicholson and Tom Brokaw discovered they were wearing exactly the same jacket.”
“Suddenly, Donna Karen flew between them pretending to referee”