vogue

/ˈvōg/

Middle French, action of rowing, course, fashion, from voguer to sail, from Old French, from Old Italian vogare to row

noun

  1. popular acceptation or favor : popularity

  2. a period of popularity

  3. one that is in fashion at a particular time

fashion style mode vogue fad rage craze mean the usage accepted by those who want to be up-to-date. fashion is the most general term and applies to any way of dressing, behaving, writing, or performing that is favored at any one time or place. style often implies a distinctive fashion adopted by people of taste.

verb

  1. to strike poses in campy imitation of fashion models especially as a kind of dance

French quotation from {i_link|Rabelais|Rabelais:b}

  1. let the galley sail on : keep on, come what may : away we go