Entry: apothegm (n.)
In context: "They all just smiled coy smiles and said to Keep Coming, an apothegm Gately found just as trite as 'Easy Does It!' 'Live and Let Live!'"
Definition: A terse, pointed saying, embodying an important truth in few words; a pithy or sententious maxim.
Other:
SNOOT score: 2
Page: 358
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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