du jour

adjective

dü-ˈzhər How to pronounce du jour (audio)
də-,
-ˈzhu̇r,
-ˈzhür
1
: made for a particular day
used of an item not specified on the regular menu
soup du jour
2
: popular, fashionable, or prominent at a particular time
the buzzword du jour

Examples of du jour in a Sentence

Our soup du jour is chicken noodle. Long hair was the style du jour.
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The internet’s way du jour to describe the return of anything in fashion—or culture, really—is to peg it as such. José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2025 Stat du jour: The Cavs dunked seven times in the first quarter against New York last Friday, their most in one quarter in 25 years. Sam Allard, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025 Everything else, including the latest headlines du jour comes second. Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 Instead, the cozy game du jour on Twitch is the Animal Crossing-like Hello Kitty Island Adventure, a former Apple Arcade exclusive that made its way to Steam recently. Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for du jour

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, of the day

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of du jour was in 1786

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“Du jour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/du%20jour. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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