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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3><SPAN class=921390719-25052005><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2>T<SPAN class=921390719-25052005><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3>he "Urban Dictionary" might be of
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class=484332319-25052005>Are you looking for definitions of "ritz(y)" in the
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<DIV class=title>2. Fancy or elegant. (Exact definition.)<BR><BR>3.
'Stylishness.' This definition is implied from the song 'Puttin' on the
Ritz,' which describes one trying to seem stylish, and then says, 'puttin'
on the Ritz.' When it says, 'go to... where Fashion sits' before 'puttin'
on the Ritz,' it's implying that wearing the latest fashion is related to
Ritz, and that Ritz is largely based on your appearance. The song also
mentions one trying to look like Gary Cooper, who was a popular celebrity
at the time of the song's creation. 'Puttin' on the Ritz' evidently means
'dressing up stylishly.'</DIV>
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<DIV class=example>Now if you're blue<BR>and you don't know<BR>where to go
to,<BR>why don't you go<BR>where fashion sits?<BR>Puttin' on the
Ritz.<BR>(...)<BR>Dressed up like a million dollar trooper,<BR>trying hard
to look like Gary Cooper."</DIV>
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<DIV class=example><SPAN class=484332319-25052005></SPAN><FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff>F<SPAN class=484332319-25052005>ritz
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<BLOCKQUOTE><TT>Hello group,<BR><BR>does anybody know where I can find a list
of words<BR>which originate from pop culture? I'm looking for<BR>words like
"ritzy", words with cultural background.<BR><BR>Lotta<BR></TT>
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