dernier cri

[ dern-yey kree, durn-; French der-nyey kree ]

noun

1. the latest fashion; last word.

dernier cri

/ dɛrnje kri /

noun

1. the latest fashion; the last word

Word History and Origins

Origin of dernier cri¹

1895–1900; < French: literally, last cry

Word History and Origins

Origin of dernier cri¹

literally: last cry

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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