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
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
Interestingly, many of the hot topics du jour—Generative AI, ESG, Stakeholder Capitalism, Supply Chain Management, and others—didn’t make the list.
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Mark Nevins, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
But Portugal's beach destination du jour actually sits in the more agrarian region of Alentejo.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2024
Jason Sudeikis was the celeb du jour in attendance at USC on Friday, with Will Ferrell in attendance on Monday along with former Trojan greats Cheryl Miller and Tina Thompson.
—Jeff Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
Nightly updates on the political crisis du jour can be found not only on a relatively niche network like Comedy Central but on broadcasters like CBS, ABC, and NBC, from hosts Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and Seth Meyers, respectively.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2024
Possible that said couture show is not an invitation-only affair with gold ballroom chairs and the latest celebrity du jour, but rather one open to the public.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
While red lips will never go out of style, the shades du jour are meant to be much more flattering on your own natural lip color tone, such as rose pinks, dusty mauves (like the famed Pillow Talk), and rich berries.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2024
While restaurant robots are nothing new in South Florida, caviar — once steeped in stuffy luxury — has lately enjoyed a mini-revival on TikTok and in Miami, where high-end fish roe has become a du jour snack paired with lower-end deviled eggs, crispy rice and french fries.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
His main job for most of the film is to casually dismiss all of Lopez’s lovers du jour.
—Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
Mark Nevins, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
But Portugal's beach destination du jour actually sits in the more agrarian region of Alentejo.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2024
Jason Sudeikis was the celeb du jour in attendance at USC on Friday, with Will Ferrell in attendance on Monday along with former Trojan greats Cheryl Miller and Tina Thompson.
—Jeff Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
Nightly updates on the political crisis du jour can be found not only on a relatively niche network like Comedy Central but on broadcasters like CBS, ABC, and NBC, from hosts Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and Seth Meyers, respectively.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2024
Possible that said couture show is not an invitation-only affair with gold ballroom chairs and the latest celebrity du jour, but rather one open to the public.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
While red lips will never go out of style, the shades du jour are meant to be much more flattering on your own natural lip color tone, such as rose pinks, dusty mauves (like the famed Pillow Talk), and rich berries.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2024
While restaurant robots are nothing new in South Florida, caviar — once steeped in stuffy luxury — has lately enjoyed a mini-revival on TikTok and in Miami, where high-end fish roe has become a du jour snack paired with lower-end deviled eggs, crispy rice and french fries.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
His main job for most of the film is to casually dismiss all of Lopez’s lovers du jour.
—Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Du jour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/du%20jour. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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