démodé

adjective

dé·mo·dé ˌdā-mō-ˈdā

: no longer fashionable : out-of-date

an old-line French restaurant with stodgy food and a démodé decor straight out of the 1950s

Etymology

French, from dé- de- + mode

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of démodé was in 1871

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Style

“Démodé.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/d%C3%A9mod%C3%A9. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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