dernier cri
dernier cri noun: the latest sensation; the last word, the newest or ultimate expression or example (of something).
Noun
dernier cri (plural derniers cris)
- The latest sensation; the last word, the newest or ultimate expression or example (of something).
- Here and there were certain unmistakable derniers cris, some of them undoubtedly destined - had the world pursued its expected course - to become the rage of tomorrow; others, I would say, a dead loss from their very inception.1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 82
- I once named it Lamb Dressed as Mutton, but now I think I prefer Wifely Chic - whatever, it's the dernier cri in unthreatening, cheerful, prim and demure.2006 December 31, Polly Vernon, “Jigsaw girl is no fashion icon”, in The Observer
Forms of dernier cri
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Origin of dernier cri
Borrowed from French dernier cri.
Questions about dernier cri
- What does dernier cri mean?
- Dernier cri means the latest sensation; the last word, the newest or ultimate expression or example (of something).
- What part of speech is dernier cri?
- Dernier cri is a noun.
- What is the plural of dernier cri?
- The plural of dernier cri is derniers cris.
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