nouvelle vague

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Black rollnecks now feel nouvelle vague; prairie dresses look all the more saccharine; blouses with eccentric necklines have their time to shine now that my hair isn't concealing the main event. Georgia Murray, refinery29.com, 15 Apr. 2020

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of nouvelle vague was in 1959

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Cite this Entry

“Nouvelle vague.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nouvelle%20vague. Accessed 29 Mar. 2023.

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