de jour en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /də ˈʒʊɹ/ (General-American)
- /də ˈʒʊə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Variation of du jour, from French du jour (“of the day”). This specific expression in French (see below) means “for daytime” or “during daytime”.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, postpositional, usually) Contemporary or most recent; en vogue; trendy.
When reading The Young Allies, it seems that Whitewash's purpose, besides representing the black community, is to get captured by the villain de jour and be saved by Bucky and the other Allies.
2009, Ora C. McWilliams, “Not Just Another Racist Honkey: A History of Racial Representation in Captain America and Related Publications”, in Robert G. Weiner, editor, Captain America and the Struggle of the Superhero: Critical Essays, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 68:Foreign-policy chiefs deal most often with the hottest issue de jour, though they can get the attention of the president and other members of the government for other issues which they judge important.
2005, G. John Ikenberry, American Foreign Policy: Theoretical Essays, Pearson/Longman, published 2005, →ISBN, page 431:They existed at a time in history when shock therapy, brain tissue manipulation, implants, drug experimentation and lobotomies were treatments de jour.
2007, Julie Albrecht Royce, Traveling Michigan's Sunset Coast, Dog Ear Publishing, published 2007, →ISBN, page 420: