vogue

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noun

ˈvōg How to pronounce vogue (audio)
Synonyms of voguenext
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a
: popular acceptation or favor : popularity
b
: a period of popularity
2
: one that is in fashion at a particular time
3
archaic : the leading place in popularity or acceptance
vogue adjective

vogue

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verb

vogued; voguing or vogueing

intransitive verb

: to strike poses in campy imitation of fashion models especially as a kind of dance
voguer
ˈvō-gər How to pronounce vogue (audio)
noun

Synonyms

Noun

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fashion, style, mode, vogue, fad, rage, craze mean the usage accepted by those who want to be up-to-date.

fashion is the most general term and applies to any way of dressing, behaving, writing, or performing that is favored at any one time or place.

the current fashion

style often implies a distinctive fashion adopted by people of taste.

a media baron used to traveling in style

mode suggests the fashion of the moment among those anxious to appear elegant and sophisticated.

slim bodies are the mode at this resort

vogue stresses the wide acceptance of a fashion.

short skirts are back in vogue

fad suggests caprice in taking up or in dropping a fashion.

last year's fad is over

rage and craze stress intense enthusiasm in adopting a fad.

Cajun food was the rage nearly everywhere for a time
crossword puzzles once seemed just a passing craze but have lasted

Examples of vogue in a Sentence

Noun the new vogue for scarves His art seems to be enjoying a vogue these days. When did Thai food come into vogue? That style went out of vogue years ago.
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Noun
Tobacco, like the color black, has managed to stay in vogue despite all its health risks and dangers. —Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024 The project coalesces in a moment when body horror is very much back in vogue, with the success of Coralie Fargeat’s Cannes prize-winner The Substance, which has grossed over $43M worldwide and drummed up Oscar buzz for star Demi Moore. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
His sister showed me pictures and videos on her phone: Hamoudi swaying to music in the car, getting a haircut, voguing on the beach. —Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024 The diversity of models and looks ranged from drag to genderless, with some flexing their muscles and others voguing or blowing kisses to the crowd. —Joe Kottke, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vogue 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle French, action of rowing, course, fashion, from voguer to sail, from Old French, from Old Italian vogare to row

Verb

from Vogue, a fashion magazine

First Known Use

Noun

1571, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Verb

1988, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vogue was in 1571

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vogue la galère

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vogue

noun
ˈvōg
1
: the quality or state of being popular
2
: a period in which something is popular or in fashion
3
: something in fashion at a particular time
vogue adjective

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