noun
vogue
vohg
noun
1
The style or fashion that is currently popular.
"Chunky trainers came back into vogue in the 2020s."
"Minimalism was the vogue in interior design that year."
2
A highly stylized dance style, developed in the Harlem ballroom scene, featuring sharp poses and fluid arm movements.
"Dancers vogued across the runway to thunderous applause."
How to Use Vogue
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishWhatever is fashionable or trendy right now, or a specific dramatic dance style.
Common pairings
in vogue
the vogue for something
vogue dancing
Word Forms
vogued past tense, vogues plural, vogues singular
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Etymology
From French vogue, "success" or "trend," originally meaning "the rowing or sailing of a boat" — the sense shifted from something moving forward smoothly to something popular and on the rise.