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voguish

vogu·ish
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [voh-gish]
    • /ˈvoʊ gɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [voh-gish]
    • /ˈvoʊ gɪʃ/

Definitions of voguish word

  • adjective voguish being in vogue; fashionable; chic. 1
  • adjective voguish briefly popular or fashionable; faddish. 1
  • adjective voguish Elegant, fashionable or chic. 0
  • adjective voguish Trendy. 0

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Origin of voguish

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; vogue + -ish1

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Parts of speech for Voguish

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

voguish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

voguish usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for voguish

adj voguish

  • all the rage — angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a speech full of rage; incidents of road rage.
  • chic — Something or someone that is chic is fashionable and sophisticated.
  • contempo — contemporary
  • contemporary — Contemporary things are modern and relate to the present time.
  • dressed to kill — woman: in stylish clothes

adjective voguish

  • dap — to fish with a natural or artificial fly on a floss silk line so that the wind makes the fly bob on and off the surface of the water
  • fashionable — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
  • fly — to move through the air using wings.
  • in — (used to indicate inclusion within space, a place, or limits): walking in the park.
  • now — at the present time or moment: You are now using a dictionary.

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