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    [Noun]  | "bon vi*vant" | \ ˌbän-vē-ˈvänt \


    1: a sociable person who has cultivated and refined tastes especially with respect to food and drink


    Origin: 1674 ;

     French, literally, good liver;

    [Noun]  | "bons vivants" 


    1: a person with refined tastes in food and wine;


      * e.g., " ... a bon vivant who loves to hold dinner parties and serve exquisite, elaborate meals "



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    [Noun]  | "bon vivant" 


    1: a person with refined tastes in food and wine;


      * e.g., " ... a bon vivant who loves to hold dinner parties and serve exquisite, elaborate meals "



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     [ "bon vivant" ]

    1: A person with a free spirit and happy disposition, who enjoys sensuous pleasures in life such as food and drink.

      * e.g.,  ... While the father was a steely autocrat, the son was regarded as a sort of bon vivant. 

     [ "Bon vivants" ]

    1: Bon vivants are people who live the good life and appreciate the finer things in life such as--good wine, the arts, parties, fine restaurants.

      * e.g.,  ... Claire and Holden are true Bon vivants. They are fond of the good life and finer things in love. Claire and Holden keep running into each other at the same parties. They both have the same circle of friends who are also bon vivants. 

     [ "bon vivant" ]

    1: A person who thinks he's a connoisseur in fine wine and delicate foods, when, in fact, his knowledge of food extends to memorizing the entire McDonalds menu.

      * e.g.,  ... If you want tips on fine dining, don't ask a self-acclaimed bon vivant. If you want tips on dipping sauces, on the other hand, then by all means, ask away. 

     [ "Chubby Bon Vivant" ]

    1: Loosely translated from French as "Chubby Good Liver".

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: "Did you see that Chubby Bon Vivant last night?" 


     [ "Chubby Bon Vivant" ]

    2: Also a member of a rebellious, havoc-wreaking electro-rock band (The Chubby Bin Vivants). A fan of The Chubby Bon Vivants is known as a chubby.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 2: "Yeah, the one who played at The Chubby Bon Vivants show?" 

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