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
There is a narrow path to six wins, but only if CU can slow the run and establish a functional ground attack to help quarterback du jour Kaidon Salter.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Within days, Pagans was the talk of the town, with the hot project becoming a topic du jour at the industry parties during Emmy weekend.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
Because, in fact, I am usually immediately swayed by whatever intellectual fashion is in the air, and a first draft of any essay is more often than not a cynical and dutiful rehashing of the argument du jour.
—Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The Swift Go 16 takes a minimalist aesthetic—the laptop fashion du jour—and adds some distinctive flourishes.
—Mark Coppock, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Within days, Pagans was the talk of the town, with the hot project becoming a topic du jour at the industry parties during Emmy weekend.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
Because, in fact, I am usually immediately swayed by whatever intellectual fashion is in the air, and a first draft of any essay is more often than not a cynical and dutiful rehashing of the argument du jour.
—Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The Swift Go 16 takes a minimalist aesthetic—the laptop fashion du jour—and adds some distinctive flourishes.
—Mark Coppock, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Du jour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/du%20jour. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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