Front | bon vivant \bahn-vee-VAHNT or bohn-vee-VAHN\ |
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Back | noun One who enjoys good things in life, especially good food and drink. [From French, from bon (good) + vivant (a person living), from vivre (to live). Earliest documented use: 1695.] "The consumption culture has gone a long way in establishing Singapore as a watering hole of choice for the Asian bon vivant." - Uptown Pours; The Business Times (Singapore); Mar 18, 2011. |
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