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
These days, the hype is all about AI and robots, but almost a decade ago, the tech du jour was self-driving.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
Ballet sneakers have quickly positioned themselves as Hollywood’s footwear du jour, and Jean Smart is the latest celebrity to try the trend.
—Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
The announcement landed shortly after Rodrigo, in rollout fashion du jour, wiped her Instagram and took out a billboard with the album title on Los Angeles’ Melrose Avenue.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026
Many cookbook publishers insist such topics don’t sell, and while celebrity chefs and the diet du jour still dominate bestseller lists, this past season ushered in a wave of new titles immersed in the cuisines of Somalia, Sudan, Cambodia, Pakistan, and El Salvador, to name a few.
—Jamie Feldmar, Saveur, 15 Apr. 2026
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
Ballet sneakers have quickly positioned themselves as Hollywood’s footwear du jour, and Jean Smart is the latest celebrity to try the trend.
—Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
The announcement landed shortly after Rodrigo, in rollout fashion du jour, wiped her Instagram and took out a billboard with the album title on Los Angeles’ Melrose Avenue.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026
Many cookbook publishers insist such topics don’t sell, and while celebrity chefs and the diet du jour still dominate bestseller lists, this past season ushered in a wave of new titles immersed in the cuisines of Somalia, Sudan, Cambodia, Pakistan, and El Salvador, to name a few.
—Jamie Feldmar, Saveur, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Du jour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/du%20jour. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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