vogue word

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of vogue word¹

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.

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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.

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“Global” is another vogue word riding high.

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Shapiro notes that “equivocation” — “concealing the truth by saying one thing while deceptively thinking another” — had recently emerged as a vogue word since Catholics were encouraged to employ its ruses when under oath.

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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.

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