R Us

See also: rus, Rus, RUS, rus., rus', Rus', and Rus.

English

Etymology

After Toys "R" Us, American toy-store chain, itself a phonetic rendering of "toys are us".

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R Us

  1. (humorous) Suggesting a group of people or repository of products of the specified kind.
    • 1996, Dan DePardo, “Catching the Electronic Wave (The Article) "Way Long"”, in alt.sport.jet-ski (Usenet):
      "Geeks R Us" was a phrase that would often pop into my twisted little brain while I was initially learning to surf the 'Net.
    • 2002, Joy in Virginia, “Mar 13, Show Summary”, in alt.radio.talk.dr-laura (Usenet):
      A board poster referred to Brandon as coming straight from the "Flaming Gays R Us" catalog!
    • 2005, geminii@tpg.com.au, “What do I win?”, in alt.sysadmin.recovery (Usenet):
      Scenario: Someone wants to deliberately annoy you by phoning your number over and over again, or by putting your phone number on a Jerks R Us webforum.

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