vogue

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The prevailing fashion or style.

   “Miniskirts were the vogue in the '60s.”

2. (countable, uncountable)Popularity or a current craze.

   “Hula hoops are no longer in vogue.”

   “The rotation of nine years with two fallowings, which was formerly so much in vogue, is now seldom or never to be met with; it was, however, productive of very fine crops of corn on tenacious soils which require a great deal of tillage.”

3. (countable, uncountable)A highly stylized modern dance that evolved out of the Harlem ballroom scene in the 1960s.
4. (Polari, countable, uncountable)A cigarette.

   “Will you take a varder at the cartz on the feely-omi in the naf strides: the one with the bona blue ogles polarying the omi-palone with a vogue on and a cod sheitel.”

verb

1. (intransitive)To dance in the vogue dance style.

   “Tonight’s sumptuous two-hour gig butts up hard against the curfew. Minutes often go by during which Murphy dispenses entirely with the business of singing pop songs. She’ll vogue, or reanimate some acid house moves, letting the beat take over.”

   ““Come on, this is boring!” “Okay... little man, bring your best.” (crowd cheering, clamoring) “Okay, looks like the little guy's voguing now. Whoa!””

2. (Polari)To light a cigarette for (someone).

   “Vogue me up.”

name

1. A fashion and lifestyle magazine.
2. A hamlet in St Day parish, east of Redruth, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7242).