I. ˈvōg noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, action of rowing, course, fashion, vogue, from Old Italian voga, from vogare to row, sail; akin to Old Spanish bogar to row, sail, Old Portuguese & Old Provençal vogar
1. archaic : the leading place in popularity or acceptance
2.
a. : popular acceptation or favor : popularity
scheme for economic regeneration … enjoyed a great vogue a few years ago — H.P.Fairchild
its vogue has gradually spread among the lovers of books — William McFee
the slender, undeveloped figure then very much in vogue — Willa Cather
b. : a period of popularity
in spite of the recent vogue of the Marxist theory — John Dewey
3. : something or someone in fashion at a particular time
strange genius … now taking posthumous revenge by making himself a vogue — Brand Blanshard
when the bicycle vogue engulfed the country — Alfred Lief
plaids were the vogue that season
4. obsolete
a. : general trend, current, or temper
b. : general character
Synonyms: see fashion
II. adjective
: being currently or temporarily in vogue : fashionable
vogue words and current cant — J.M.Barzun
III. intransitive verb
( vogued ; vogued ; vogu·ing or vogue·ing ; vogues -s )
Etymology: from Vogue , a United States fashion magazine
: to strike poses in campy imitation of fashion models especially as a kind of dance
• vogu·er ˈvōgə(r) noun