vogue

[vohg]

noun

1. something in fashion, as at a particular time.

   Short hairdos were the vogue in the twenties.

   Synonyms: mode

2. popular currency, acceptance, or favor; popularity.

   The book is having a great vogue.

vogue

/ vəʊɡ /

noun

1. the popular style at a specified time (esp in the phrase in vogue )

2. a period of general or popular usage or favour

   the vogue for such dances is now over

adjective

1. (usually prenominal) popular or fashionable

   a vogue word

Other Word Forms

• prevogue noun
• voguish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vogue¹

First recorded in 1565–75; Middle French: literally, “wave or course of success,” from Old Italian voga “a rowing,” derivative of vogare “to row, sail,” of unknown origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of vogue¹

C16: from French: a rowing, fashion, from Old Italian voga, from vogare to row, of unknown origin

Synonym Study

See fashion.

Example Sentences

The long throw is back in vogue, it seems.

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“Who’d have thought Oasis, the Britpop holdover that seemingly couldn’t be more out of vogue, could fill Staples Center?” the Orange County Register wrote about the evening.

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It’s not much in vogue these days to quote Joe Biden, but the former president used to say something worth recollecting.

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As she discovers the depth of the impact partying can have, Mary vogues her way into a life of stability and purpose without sacrificing her passions.

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But I do think that an original show is not in vogue right now, and it’s not something that I think Amazon is particularly interested in.

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