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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In 2019, the wickedly fun horror-comedy “Ready or Not” made hide-and-seek into a terrifying encounter with the occult — and made its star, Samara Weaving, the scream queen du jour.
From Salon • Jan. 4, 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 advance was led by the theme du jour, artificial intelligence, plus many unproven, unprofitable companies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
But let’s begin with the constitutional crisis du jour!
From Slate • Mar. 22, 2025
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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