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
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
Plus, though last year’s obsession with polka dots hasn’t completely died down, eye-catching horizontal stripes are threatening to dethrone spots as the pattern du jour.
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Jordan Julian, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
And if enough people manifest it, these two could be the next It couple du jour.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Headed up, in part, by Vogue's global editorial director Anna Wintour, the Met Gala marries high fashion with high stakes as celebrities attempt not to offend even the fiercest of internet critics with their take on the dress code du jour.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
The best scalloped bedding may be the trend du jour and a true companion of cottagecore bedding, but the charming design goes back to the Renaissance and Victorian periods.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 23 Feb. 2026
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Jordan Julian, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
And if enough people manifest it, these two could be the next It couple du jour.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Headed up, in part, by Vogue's global editorial director Anna Wintour, the Met Gala marries high fashion with high stakes as celebrities attempt not to offend even the fiercest of internet critics with their take on the dress code du jour.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
The best scalloped bedding may be the trend du jour and a true companion of cottagecore bedding, but the charming design goes back to the Renaissance and Victorian periods.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Du jour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/du%20jour. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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