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
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
In his Puck newsletter this week, Matt Belloni, Hollywood’s insider du jour, predicted a landslide Emmy victory for Stephen Colbert.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 July 2025
The model opted for a short beige suede Loewe jacket over a plain white t-shirt, black straight leg jeans (the current denim silhouette du jour of the off-duty model), and black calf-hair ballet flats by The Row.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 May 2025
Immersive shows have become the flavor du jour among particularly younger demographic and museums who supported them because some of their audience is aging out.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
While black was the color du jour at the Paris couture this season, a number of designers added razzle-dazzle, lifting the mood by way of metallics.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 15 July 2025
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 July 2025
The model opted for a short beige suede Loewe jacket over a plain white t-shirt, black straight leg jeans (the current denim silhouette du jour of the off-duty model), and black calf-hair ballet flats by The Row.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 May 2025
Immersive shows have become the flavor du jour among particularly younger demographic and museums who supported them because some of their audience is aging out.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
While black was the color du jour at the Paris couture this season, a number of designers added razzle-dazzle, lifting the mood by way of metallics.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 15 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for du jour
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“Du jour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/du%20jour. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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