nouvelle vague

noun

Examples of nouvelle vague in a Sentence

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Black rollnecks now feel nouvelle vague; prairie dresses look all the more saccharine; blouses with eccentric necklines have their time to shine now that my hair isn't concealing the main event. Georgia Murray, refinery29.com, 15 Apr. 2020

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of nouvelle vague was in 1959

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“Nouvelle vague.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nouvelle%20vague. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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