du jour

adjective \ dü-ˈzhər , də- , -ˈzhu̇r , -ˈzhür \

Updated on: 14 Apr 2018

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.

Recent Examples of du jour from the Web

Sheer, weightless makeup and skin care is the trend du jour, but not all formulas are created equal.

— refinery29.com, "This Millennial Pink Moisturizer Has Sold Out 3 Times — Don't Miss It Again," 19 Mar. 2018
This year, my sauce du jour is the Pineapple Papaya from TorchBearer Sauces.

— olivia abel, Country Living, "Why You Should Be Adding BBQ Sauce to Your Margaritas (and More)," 7 July 2017
Yes, the same sneakers your Dad wears to run errands, wash the car, and mow the front lawn are officially the runway trend du jour.

— avery matera, Teen Vogue, "Dad Sneakers Are the Coolest Fall 2018 Runway Trend," 8 Mar. 2018
Season 3 begins on Sunday, with Ash reveling in his status as the hero du jour of Elk Grove and serving as the proprietor of a hardware store.

— andrew r. chow, New York Times, "What’s on TV Sunday: ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘Victoria’," 25 Feb. 2018
Long before reggaeton and Latin acts became the flavor du jour, Sean Paul was jumping onto Latin tracks, making crossover collaborations and remixes that worked across language and stylistic lines.

— leila cobo, Billboard, "Sean Paul Talks 'Mad Love' Collab With Becky G & Making Hits With Women: Exclusive," 22 Feb. 2018
United by their passion for Scrabble, Monopoly and the like, the gang gets together regularly — usually joined by Ryan’s plus-one du jour — for game night.

— jon frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Game Night': Film Review," 21 Feb. 2018
When the Flyers last won in this building, George W. Bush was president, Ken Hitchcock was the Flyers coach, Chris Therien was a player and Keith Primeau their captain — and silent Robert Esche their goaltender du jour.

— sam donnellon, Philly.com, "Flyers finally win in Columbus on Sean Couturier's overtime goal," 16 Feb. 2018
Afterward, my mind could remain occupied and my spirits high, at least until the man-child du jour would do or say something just subtly rejecting enough to throw me off balance.

— sari botton, Longreads, "Inadvertent Matchmaker Seeks a Love of Her Own," 15 Feb. 2018

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