vogue

English

/vəʊɡ/

noun
Definitions
  • The prevailing fashion or style.
  • Popularity or a current craze.
  • (dance) A highly stylized modern dance that evolved out of the Harlem ballroom scene in the 1960s.
  • (Polari) A cigarette.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French vogue (course of success, wave) derived from Old French vogue (a rowing) derived from Old Saxon wogōn (sway, rock) derived from Proto-Germanic *wagōną (sway, fluctuate, move, stir, wag), *wēgaz (wave, storm, motion, water in motion), *weganą (move, carry, weigh, wiggle) derived from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (move, transport, carry, ride, drag, go, drive, bring, draw, pull).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weǵʰ-

Gloss

move, transport, carry, ride, drag, go, drive, bring, draw, pull

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

行

Emoji

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