English Explanatory Dictionary

bonheur du jour

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An 18th- and 19th-century lady's portable writing desk with a raised back.

Pronunciation

/bɒˌnɜː d(j)uː ˈʒʊə/ /bəˌnɝ d(j)u ˈʒʊɹ/ /bəˌnɝ də ˈʒʊɹ/

Word forms

bonheur du jour bonheurs du jour

Etymology

Borrowed from French bonheur-du-jour (literally “daytime delight”), conjectured to be from its sudden rise in popularity.

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