dernier cri
noun/phrase | /dernier cri/
the latest fashion; the newest trend
Literal meaning:
"last cry"
dernier cri
noun/phrase | /dernier cri/
Foreign Words & PhrasesFrenchMEDIUMthe latest fashion; the newest trend
Literal meaning:
"last cry"
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Examples
"Her outfit was the dernier cri of Paris fashion."
"The gadget was marketed as the dernier cri in technology."
Mnemonic Trick
Dernier = latest, cri = cry → latest shout = newest style
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