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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

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

While “The Fact Checker” is uneven, it’s a fun and quick read, and it does raise some of the most relevant questions du jour: What is a fact?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

I sat down and asked the waiter what the plat du jour was.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway