1
: made for a particular day
—used of an item not specified on the regular menu
soup du jour
2
: popular, fashionable, or prominent at a particular time
the buzzword du jour
Synonyms
Examples of du jour in a Sentence
Our soup du jour is chicken noodle.
Long hair was the style du jour.
Recent Examples on the Web
Fresh from his conquering of awards season, Cillian Murphy is the current leading man du jour.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 16 May 2024
To top it off, Bonnie's beret became the accessory du jour.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 7 May 2024
Okay, August Moon is the band du jour that Anne’s daughter’s friends like.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 3 May 2024
Interestingly, many of the hot topics du jour—Generative AI, ESG, Stakeholder Capitalism, Supply Chain Management, and others—didn’t make the list.
—Mark Nevins, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
But Portugal's beach destination du jour actually sits in the more agrarian region of Alentejo.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2024
Jason Sudeikis was the celeb du jour in attendance at USC on Friday, with Will Ferrell in attendance on Monday along with former Trojan greats Cheryl Miller and Tina Thompson.
—Jeff Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
Nightly updates on the political crisis du jour can be found not only on a relatively niche network like Comedy Central but on broadcasters like CBS, ABC, and NBC, from hosts Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and Seth Meyers, respectively.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2024
Possible that said couture show is not an invitation-only affair with gold ballroom chairs and the latest celebrity du jour, but rather one open to the public.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Alex Ritman, Variety, 16 May 2024
To top it off, Bonnie's beret became the accessory du jour.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 7 May 2024
Okay, August Moon is the band du jour that Anne’s daughter’s friends like.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 3 May 2024
Interestingly, many of the hot topics du jour—Generative AI, ESG, Stakeholder Capitalism, Supply Chain Management, and others—didn’t make the list.
—Mark Nevins, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
But Portugal's beach destination du jour actually sits in the more agrarian region of Alentejo.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2024
Jason Sudeikis was the celeb du jour in attendance at USC on Friday, with Will Ferrell in attendance on Monday along with former Trojan greats Cheryl Miller and Tina Thompson.
—Jeff Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
Nightly updates on the political crisis du jour can be found not only on a relatively niche network like Comedy Central but on broadcasters like CBS, ABC, and NBC, from hosts Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and Seth Meyers, respectively.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2024
Possible that said couture show is not an invitation-only affair with gold ballroom chairs and the latest celebrity du jour, but rather one open to the public.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
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“Du jour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/du%20jour. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
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