vogue

American  

[vohg] / voʊg /

noun

1. something in fashion, as at a particular time.

   Short hairdos were the vogue in the twenties.

   Synonyms:

   mode

2. popular currency, acceptance, or favor; popularity.

   The book is having a great vogue.

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vogue British  

/ vəʊɡ /

noun

1. the popular style at a specified time (esp in the phrase in vogue )

2. a period of general or popular usage or favour

   the vogue for such dances is now over

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adjective

1. (usually prenominal) popular or fashionable

   a vogue word

Related Words

See fashion.

Other Word Forms

• prevogue noun
• voguish adjective

Etymology

Origin of vogue

First recorded in 1565–75; Middle French: literally, “wave or course of success,” from Old Italian voga “a rowing,” derivative of vogare “to row, sail,” of unknown origin

Example Sentences

“It is vogue now to pick on private credit,” says Andrew Jacobs van Merlen, who runs target-date funds at T. Rowe Price Group.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Gold futures reclaimed the $5,000 level on Wednesday, as the yellow metal was back on vogue after suffering through the worst performance in 46 years just last week.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

Nor does he share the vogue for “radical acceptance,” whose advocates counsel us to simply endure and even embrace the mental blocks and anxieties we have accumulated along our personal life path.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Frances Hughes, co-founder of online wholesale marketplace Starch, said there’s no question that gourmet sweet treats are still in vogue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

Had it been present for longer, Caroline likely would have chosen a different dare, but the circus is currently the talk of the town, and Caroline likes to keep her dares en vogue.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern