Jour J

French

Etymology

From jour +‎ J. From J for jour (“day”).

Calque of English D-Day, from D+day, D itself standing for day. From U.S. military terminology.

Proper noun

Jour J m

  1. D-Day (“6 June 1944”) (WWII)
  2. (figuratively) The date of any major event planned for the future.
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