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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.


du jour British  
/ duː ˈʒɔː, dy ʒur /

adjective

  1. informal (postpositive) currently very fashionable or popular

    the young writer du jour

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of du jour

< French: of the day

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

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 9, 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

Everywhere you look, there’s a fruity martini — the cocktail du jour that somehow feels retro, modern, ironic, sincere, and always photo-ready.

From Salon Nov. 30, 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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