Vogue

Pronunciation

• enPR: vōg, IPA: /vəʊɡ/
• Rhymes: -əʊɡ

Origin

(1565) From Middle French vogue ("wave, course of success"), from voguer ("to row, sway, set sail").

Full definition of vogue

Noun

1. the prevailing fashion or styleMiniskirts were the vogue in the '60s.
2. popularity or a current crazeHula hoops are no longer in vogue.
3. A highly stylized modern dance that evolved out of the Harlem ballroom scene in the 1960s.

Derived terms

• voguer

Verb

1. (intransitive) To dance in the vogue dance style.----