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View synonyms for dernier cri
dernier cri
[ dern-yey kree, durn-; French der-nyey kree ]
noun
- the latest fashion; last word.
dernier cri
/ dɛrnje kri /
noun
- the latest fashion; the last word
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dernier cri1
1895–1900; < French: literally, last cry
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dernier cri1
literally: last cry
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Example Sentences
That was the most noticeable thing about her, the dernier cri worn with style and distinction.
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We are the final word, or as the French express it, the last cry, le dernier cri.
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It is, in fact, the last word—dernier cri—in gentlemanly attire.
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Ive got the dernier cri in greenhorns in my cabin, she told her group on deck.
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The slang, the allusions, the incidents—they are all dernier cri.
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