A la mode
adj, adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Fashionable; in the current style or fashion.
"Rosettes are the hottest trend right now, and it's looking so damn good on this à la mode crochet bikini set. When you're not beach or poolside, you could even match the triangle top with a sleek maxi or high-waisted bottoms."
- 2 Served with ice cream. US
"Our pudding a la mode has a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top."
- 3 Of beef: larded and stewed with vegetables.
- 1 in the current fashion or style wordnet
- 1 In a particular style or fashion.
- 1 with ice cream on top or on the side wordnet
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More examples"Rosettes are the hottest trend right now, and it's looking so damn good on this à la mode crochet bikini set. When you're not beach or poolside, you could even match the triangle top with a sleek maxi or high-waisted bottoms."
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French à la mode (“in fashion”). The US sense was coined by polyglot restaurant owner John Gieriet in Minnesota in the 1800s though later attributed to Berry Hall and Charles Watson Townsend.