a la mode

Topped with scoops

A la mode means fashionable or in style, from the French for "in the fashion." In American English, it most commonly describes dessert served with ice cream: apple pie a la mode.

The ice cream sense is distinctly American—elsewhere the phrase retains its original meaning of being stylish or current.

ice-cream-topped

vanilla

Orchid pod extract

  • scoopFirst-reported story
  • sundaeDressed-up frozen dessert
  • pieCrust-enclosed baked dish

apple pie · whipped cream · cherry pie · pecan pie · pumpkin pie · slice · topping · melting · dessert · sweet

fashionable

stylish

Fashionably elegant

  • chicTasteful, current flair
  • elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
  • trendyCurrently in vogue

in vogue · current · sophisticated · smart · voguish · contemporary · hip · latest · designer · haute couture

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Opposites
fashion/style currency

a la modeunfashionable

Not currently stylish

out of style · outdated · passé · out of fashion · old-fashioned

culinary accompaniment

a la modeplain

Basic and unremarkable

bare · unadorned · naked · simple · untopped

Family

model, modern, mode, modify, moderator, module, modish, à la mode, outmoded

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G