Stopping at the red traffic light, suddenly, in my left ear I got a very loud ringing noise. To a psychic thatâs a strong warning that means something is very, very wrong. It means red alert. (Ringing in the left ear is a warning and ringing right ear is positive.)â.
Definition of du jour for English Language Learners. : 1  served in a restaurant as a special item on a particular day. : 2  happening or popular at a particular time.
It comes from French, in which du jour means literally âof the day.â In English, it can mean either an item served in a restaurant on a particular day, as in example 1 above, or something that is happening or popular at the current time (this month, this year, etc.), as in examples 2 and 3.