Definition of du jour
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
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Examples of du jour in a Sentence
Our soup du jour is chicken noodle.
Long hair was the style du jour.
Origin and Etymology of du jour
French, literally, of the day
DU JOUR Defined for English Language Learners
du jour
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adjective
Definition of du jour for English Language Learners
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: served in a restaurant as a special item on a particular day
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: happening or popular at a particular time
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