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JadziaDax · 07-25-2003, 01:32 AM

The Word of the Day for July 25 is:

dernier cri • \dairn-yay-KREE\ • (noun) the newest fashion

A little more information about today’s word:
Paris has long been the last word in fashion, but hot designer clothes from the city's renowned runways aren’t the only stylish French exports. Words, too, sometimes come with a French label. "Dernier cri," literally "last cry," is one such chic French borrowing. The word is no trendy fad, however. More than a century has passed since "dernier cri" was the latest thing on the English language scene (and cut-steel jewelry was declared the dernier cri by the Westminster Gazette of December 10, 1896), but the term (unlike cut-steel) remains as modish as ever. Other fashionable French words have walked the American runways since then: "blouson" (1904); "couture" (1908); "culotte" (1911); "lamê" (a clothing fabric, 1922); and "bikini" (1947), to name a few.

My sentence:
“The dernier cri today is cheap rubber flip-flops from Brazilian supermarkets, embellished with beads or sequins."
-- The London Times, April 8, 2003

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.

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07-25-2003, 01:32 AM	#161 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day July 25 The Word of the Day for July 25 is: dernier cri • \dairn-yay-KREE\ • (noun) the newest fashion A little more information about today’s word: Paris has long been the last word in fashion, but hot designer clothes from the city's renowned runways aren’t the only stylish French exports. Words, too, sometimes come with a French label. "Dernier cri," literally "last cry," is one such chic French borrowing. The word is no trendy fad, however. More than a century has passed since "dernier cri" was the latest thing on the English language scene (and cut-steel jewelry was declared the dernier cri by the Westminster Gazette of December 10, 1896), but the term (unlike cut-steel) remains as modish as ever. Other fashionable French words have walked the American runways since then: "blouson" (1904); "couture" (1908); "culotte" (1911); "lamê" (a clothing fabric, 1922); and "bikini" (1947), to name a few. My sentence: “The dernier cri today is cheap rubber flip-flops from Brazilian supermarkets, embellished with beads or sequins." -- The London Times, April 8, 2003 Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence?