du jour

UK/duː ˈʒʊə/US/də ˈʒʊɹ/US/du ˈʒʊɹ/

adjective

Of the day; prepared for the day in question

“The soup du jour is French onion.”

OriginFrench du jour →
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Meanings

adjectivedu jour (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf the day; prepared for the day in question

    The soup du jour is French onion.

  2. broadlynot comparableCurrently stylish; en vogue; trendy; favoured now but likely temporary; latest.

    Beth came to the party with her boyfriend du jour.

    2 more examples

    The high unemployment numbers are the government's excuse du jour for not doing anything about the environment.

    So much for pandemic frustration. Or tax fatigue. Or government backlash. Or all the controversies du jour about masks or wokified curricula or anything else that’s been in the news. Seattle voters set all that aside, en masse.

    2022 February 12, Danny Westneat, “The reason voters see past the terrible headlines with Seattle schools”, in The Seattle Times

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Frenchdu jour
  2. Englishdu jour

Borrowed from French du jour (literally “of the day”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with du jour

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Cite this entry
APA

du jour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/du%20jour

MLA

“du jour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/du%20jour. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “du jour,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/du%20jour.

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