First Known Use: 1833
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de rigueur
adjective de ri·gueur \də-(ˌ)rē-ˈgər\
: necessary if you want to be fashionable, popular, socially acceptable, etc.
Full Definition of DE RIGUEUR
: prescribed or required by fashion, etiquette, or custom : proper
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Origin of DE RIGUEUR
French
Related to DE RIGUEUR
- Antonyms
- improper, inappropriate, incorrect, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, unbecoming, ungenteel, unseemly
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