du jour
Americanadjective
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as prepared on the particular day; of the kind being served today.
The soup du jour is split pea.
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fashionable; current.
environmentalism and other issues du jour.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of du jour
< French: of the day
Example Sentences
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The girls changed into their princess dresses du jour, and we headed back downstairs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
Lunching with some of the hotshots—being a newbie I was by no means a fully-fledged member—I was fascinated, indeed, almost overwhelmed, by the story du jour: American Raceways.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
The scam du jour arrives via a text message, offering you a job.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2025
This gratineed preparation for scallops fell out of fashion over the years, though, usually in favor of the current methode du jour: a simple searing.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2024
I sat down and asked the waiter what the plat du jour was.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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