du jour

[ duh zhoor, doo; French dy zhoor ]

adjective

1. as prepared on the particular day; of the kind being served today:

   The soup du jour is split pea.

2. fashionable; current:

   environmentalism and other issues du jour.

du jour

/ duː ˈʒɔː; dy ʒur /

adjective

1. informal.
   postpositive currently very fashionable or popular

   the young writer du jour

Word History and Origins

Origin of du jour¹

< French: of the day

Word History and Origins

Origin of du jour¹

C20: from French, literally: of the day (as used on restaurant menus of items that change daily)

Example Sentences

Serious foodies can indulge in a high-end, three-course Chef Du Jour meal served inside an air-conditioned tent ($45 per person).

From The Daily Beast

What about workplace flexibility, the answer du jour to the wage gap?

From The Daily Beast

They have dutifully competed for federal grants and aligned their visions and strategies to the federal focus du jour.

From The Daily Beast

Reichert  is comparing her book to that of high class call girl Belle Du Jour, according to MailOnline.

From The Daily Beast

Avant Garde became the font du jour and Helvetica continued its ride to the top.

From The Daily Beast

Et ce jusques au temps & terme de six ans finis & accomplis, cpter du jour que ledit livre sera achev d'imprimer.

From Project Gutenberg

Without a word of comment, Carpenter set down the cipher message, letter by letter, and wrote over it l'aube du jour.

From Project Gutenberg

They told her it was new year's eve; she told them it was la veille du jour de l'an.

From Project Gutenberg

In the entrance are bay trees in green tubs and a framed bill of our celebrated diner du jour at half-a-crown.

From Project Gutenberg

He spoke of the famous Joffre's "ordre du jour" when, in the battle of the Marne, the men were told to take the offensive.

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