du jour

American  

[duh zhoor, doo, dy zhoor] / də ˈʒʊər, du, dü ˈʒur /

adjective

1. as prepared on the particular day; of the kind being served today.

   The soup du jour is split pea.

2. fashionable; current.

   environmentalism and other issues du jour.

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du jour British  

/ duː ˈʒɔː, dy ʒur /

adjective

1. informal (postpositive) currently very fashionable or popular

   the young writer du jour

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Etymology

Origin of du jour

< French: of the day

Example Sentences

Foreign markets are also less reliant on the investing theme du jour, AI.

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Times of froth tend to see companies linked to the theme du jour—internet, 3-D printing, electric vehicles, crypto, AI, etc.—lead the charts.

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It was the topic du jour among the chattering class, with notable voices like the women of the “The View,” Chelsea Handler and a former “Real Housewife of Beverly Hills” weighing in.

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Who would have predicted that insurance reform would become a bipartisan cause du jour?

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The girls changed into their princess dresses du jour, and we headed back downstairs.

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