du jour

adjective

dü-ˈzhər How to pronounce du jour (audio)
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

Examples of du jour in a Sentence

Our soup du jour is chicken noodle. Long hair was the style du jour.
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Random celebrity sighting alert in the 305: Theo Von. Before joining President Donald Trump on his trip to Qatar Thursday to perform for U.S. troops, the comic du jour was in Miami hanging with some famous locals. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025 While TikTok content creators, for example, may pucker up to the most colorful packaging and viral products du jour, Personal Day is seeking out a different market with its Emotional Support lip balm. Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 Amidst heated debate about what sneaker will take the Adidas Sambas’ crown for shoe du jour, Richie Grainge offered up the humble Reebok. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025 Lots of Americans have taken up weightlifting, and partly as a result, protein maximalism has become the macronutrient fad du jour, like the low-fat diets of the 1980s and low-carb in the early 2000s. Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for du jour

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, of the day

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of du jour was in 1786

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“Du jour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/du%20jour. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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