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Definition of "de rigueur" []

  • Required by the current fashion or custom; socially obligatory. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "de rigueur" in a sentence
  • "A two-to-three-year stint in China is becoming de rigueur for any Western executive on the rise these days."
  • "We decided to try the beet tower and the fatted calf, still listening in as the “girl talk” from the table beside us got louder and drunker and the de rigueur flirting with the obviously gay waiter began."
  • "The festive look also conjures up the wonderful silver-screen legend Carmen Miranda, a.k.a. “the Brazilian Bombshell,” whose trademark ruffle-edged dresses gave a shocking nod to her Portuguese roots in an era when neatly tailored skirts and dresses were de rigueur for most actresses on the world stage."
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