voguish

[ voh-gish ]

adjective

1. being in vogue; fashionable; chic.
2. briefly popular or fashionable; faddish.

Other Words From

• voguish·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of voguish¹

First recorded in 1925–30; vogue + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Back then it was a voguish noun, borrowed from French, that described the unconscious structure of an ideology or a text.

From New York Times

The new owners are converting much of the tourist-centric center to offices for rent and trying to make it more appealing to locals with voguish restaurants and comfortable spots to linger over coffee.

From Los Angeles Times

Yellen is not a believer in Modern Monetary Theory — the voguish left-wing theory supportive of much more unrestrained federal spending — and has been careful not to dismiss the potential inflationary effects of higher spending.

From Washington Post

For a brief while it became voguish to indulge a comforting myth that the coronavirus was the great equaliser, touching the bus driver and Prince of Wales alike.

From The Guardian

On October 1st, more than a hundred thousand performers and soldiers mustered downtown, forming waves of color that stretched from voguish skyscrapers in the east to the squat pavilions of the Forbidden City.

From The New Yorker

Related Words

• beautiful
• chic
• classy
• dapper
• dressy
• fashionable
• jazzy
• mod
• new
• nifty
• polished
• sleek
• slick
• smart
• snazzy
• trendy
• upscale