vogue

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

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[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: vōg, IPA: /vəʊɡ/, SAMPA: /v@Ug/

  Rhymes: -əʊɡ

[edit] Etymology

(1565) From Middle French vogue from Middle French vogue "wave, course of success" from Old French vogue "a rowing" from voguer "to row, sway, set sail", of Germanic origin, from Old Saxon wogōn "to sway, rock", var. of wagōn "to float, fluctuate" from Proto-Germanic *wagojanan (“‘to sway, fluctuate’”) and Proto-Germanic *wēga- (“‘water in motion’”), from Proto-Germanic *weganan (“‘to move, carry, weigh’”) from Proto-Indo-European *wegh- (“‘to move, go, transport’”). Akin to Old Saxon wegan "to move", Old High German wegan "to move", Old English wegan "to move, carry, weigh", Old Norse vaga "to sway, fluctuate", Old English wagian "to sway, totter". More at wag.

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vogue (plural vogues)

1. the prevailing fashion or style
   • Miniskirts were the vogue in the '60s
2. popularity or a current craze
   • Hula hoops are no longer in vogue

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle French vogue "wave, course of success" from Old French vogue "a rowing" from voguer "to row, sway, set sail", of Germanic origin, from Old Saxon wogōn "to sway, rock", var. of wagōn "to float, fluctuate" from Proto-Germanic *wagojanan (“‘to sway, fluctuate’”) and Proto-Germanic *wēga- (“‘water in motion’”), from Proto-Germanic *weganan (“‘to move, carry, weigh’”) from Proto-Indo-European *wegh- (“‘to move, go, transport’”). Akin to Old Saxon wegan "to move", Old High German wegan "to move", Old English wegan "to move, carry, weigh", Old Norse vaga "to sway, fluctuate", Old English wagian "to sway, totter". More at wag.

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vogue f. (plural vogues)

1. vogue