Phrase guide

de jour

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /də ˈʒʊə/
  • General-American: /də ˈʒʊɹ/
  • rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)

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adj

Meaning 1

Contemporary or most recent; en vogue; trendy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, postpositional, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Variation of du jour, from French du jour (“of the day”). This specific expression in French (see below) means “for daytime” or “during daytime”.