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de rigueur

[ duh ri-gur; French duh ree-հ ]

adjective

  1. strictly required, as by etiquette, usage, or fashion.


de rigueur

/ də riɡœr; də rɪˈɡɜː /

adjective

  1. required by etiquette or fashion
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de rigueur

  1. A French term meaning necessary according to convention: “Formal dress is de rigueur at weddings.”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of de rigueur1

First recorded in 1825–35; from French: “of rigor”; de ( def ), rigor ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of de rigueur1

literally: of strictness
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To that end, it’s de rigueur for progressives to do a great deal of throat clearing before saying anything nice about it.

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The practice caught on, and now it’s nearly de rigueur for politicians to wear it on their attire.

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Back then, orange blossoms were the de rigueur flower of wedding bouquets.

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When he first opened, he dutifully stocked his back bar with ingredients for de rigueur cocktails: cranberry juice for Cosmopolitans and a $100 jar of fancy olives for Dirty Martinis.

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But their institutional weight made it de rigueur in Southern California philanthropy.

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