vogue word

American  

noun

1. a word or term that is fashionable for a time.

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Etymology

Origin of vogue word

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

It has been labeled, not altogether favorably, Brutalist, which has become a vogue word in recent years, but that is not quite right.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

While Shakespeare drew strength from literary tradition, Bate emphasizes that the playwright’s fundamental view of life was irreverent, even — to use a current vogue word — disruptive.

From Washington Post • May 22, 2019

Mr Kerry and Mr Lavrov have announced a plan to organise an international conference on Syria The vogue word "game-changer" has been heavily overused in recent months.

From BBC • May 8, 2013

Photograph: Bob Sacha/ Corbis The "cloud", an increasingly vogue word, seems an apt if inaccurate description of the .

From The Guardian • Jun. 16, 2012

The Epistle gave "taste" a renewed currency as a vogue word.

From The Man of Taste by Bramston, James