Dernier cri is defined as something in fashion that is trendy or on the cutting edge.
(noun)An example of dernier cri is the latest fashion from the Milan runway.
See dernier cri in Webster's New World College Dictionary
Origin: Fr, lit., the latest cry
See dernier cri in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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Origin: French
Origin: : dernier, last, latest
Origin: + cri, cry
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