R Us
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]After Toys "R" Us, American toy-store chain, itself a phonetic rendering of "toys are us".
Suffix
[edit]- (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.