dernier cri

Borrowed from French dernier cri.

dernier cri (plural derniers cris)

1. The latest sensation; the last word, the newest or ultimate expression or example (of something).
   • 2006 December 31, Polly Vernon, “Jigsaw girl is no fashion icon”, in The Observer:

     I once named it Lamb Dressed as Mutton, but now I think I prefer Wifely Chic - whatever, it's the dernier cri in unthreatening, cheerful, prim and demure.

Literally, “last shout”.

• IPA^(key): /dɛʁ.nje kʁi/

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dernier cri m (usually uncountable, plural derniers cris)

1. the dernier cri, the very latest thing, the last word in something

• dernier mot
• état de l’art

dernier cri (invariable)

1. up-to-date (state of the art)