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de rigueur adjective [ də rɪˈɡəː ]

• required by etiquette or current fashion.
• "it was de rigueur for bands to grow their hair long"
Similar: fashionable, in fashion, voguish, in vogue, modish, up to date, up to the minute, all the rage, trendsetting, latest, smart, chic, elegant, natty, trendy, with it, ritzy, fly, spiffy, sassy, kicky, tony, stylin', customary, standard, conventional, normal, orthodox, usual, ubiquitous, compulsory, comme il faut, done,
Opposite: unfashionable,
Origin: mid 19th century: French, literally ‘in strictness’.


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