du jour

adjective

dü-ˈzhər 

də-,

-ˈzhu̇r,

-ˈzhür

1

: made for a particular day

—used of an item not specified on the regular menu

soup du jour

2

: popular, fashionable, or prominent at a particular time

the buzzword du jour

Synonyms

• fashionable
• pop
• popular
• favorite
• happening
• popularized
• in
• large

Examples of du jour in a Sentence

Our soup du jour is chicken noodle.

Long hair was the style du jour.

Recent Examples on the Web

The indelible smell lingered — to the point of me thinking of skipping out on my perfume du jour. —Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025

Skattebo is this season’s weird rookie du jour, an old-school, downhill runner with enough off-field quirks to become a TikTok star. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025

The silhouette du jour is defined by a funnel neck and a cropped fit, lending your ensembles an edgy, athletic energy. —Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025

Collaborators from editor Thelma Schoonmaker to musician Robbie Robertson to lead actor du jour Leonardo DiCaprio get side profiles within the bigger picture. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, of the day

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for du jour

• labour
• bour
• dower
• lour
• hydropower