cool Britannian.

Brit.

/ˌkuːl brᵻˈtanjə/, U.S.

/ˌkul brɪˈtænjə/

Forms: 1900s– Cool Britannia, 1900s– cool Britannia.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cool adj., Britannia n.

Etymology: < cool adj. + Britannia n., punningly after Rule Britannia (see Rule Britannia n. and adj.).

Britain, perceived as a stylish and fashionable place, esp. (in the late 1990s) as represented by the international success of and interest in contemporary British art, popular music, film, and fashion. Also: a (supposed) cultural movement associated with this perception. Cf. Brit- comb. form.

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AlbionOE

Britannia1605

Brittanies1610

old country1751

home1755

homeland1862

Old Dart1863

old home1869

Pommyland1916

cool Britannia1967

mainland1980

1967 T. A. Arne & N. Innes in ‘Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band’ Gorilla (record) (title of song) Cool Britannia.

1984 Times 23 Feb. 10/7 (advt.) Cool Britannia (the best British fashion).

1992 Guardian 30 May 3/1 Once, cool Britannia ruled all the new waves of youth culture, alongside black Americans; alas, no more.

1996 Internat. Herald Tribune (Electronic ed.) 1 Oct. 10 The British have a name for the new hip spirit that is giving their country a reprise of the swinging 1960s. They call it ‘cool Britannia’. That means edgy films like ‘Trainspotting’, new generation rock groups, funky music videos or magazines and brash new restaurants.

1998 K. Sampson Extra Time 216 In the good old days, Brummies wore extremely wide trousers and used to bleach their hair but in Tony Blair's Cool Britannia they've been given a new lease of life.

2001 Times 7 Mar. i. 20/8 The fact is that Cool Britannia never existed outside a few London boroughs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cool britannia
释义	cool Britannian. Brit. /ˌkuːl brᵻˈtanjə/, U.S. /ˌkul brɪˈtænjə/ Forms: 1900s– Cool Britannia, 1900s– cool Britannia. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cool adj., Britannia n. Etymology: < cool adj. + Britannia n., punningly after Rule Britannia (see Rule Britannia n. and adj.). Britain, perceived as a stylish and fashionable place, esp. (in the late 1990s) as represented by the international success of and interest in contemporary British art, popular music, film, and fashion. Also: a (supposed) cultural movement associated with this perception. Cf. Brit- comb. form. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > [noun] > Britain AlbionOE Britannia1605 Brittanies1610 old country1751 home1755 homeland1862 Old Dart1863 old home1869 Pommyland1916 cool Britannia1967 mainland1980 1967 T. A. Arne & N. Innes in ‘Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band’ Gorilla (record) (title of song) Cool Britannia. 1984 Times 23 Feb. 10/7 (advt.) Cool Britannia (the best British fashion). 1992 Guardian 30 May 3/1 Once, cool Britannia ruled all the new waves of youth culture, alongside black Americans; alas, no more. 1996 Internat. Herald Tribune (Electronic ed.) 1 Oct. 10 The British have a name for the new hip spirit that is giving their country a reprise of the swinging 1960s. They call it ‘cool Britannia’. That means edgy films like ‘Trainspotting’, new generation rock groups, funky music videos or magazines and brash new restaurants. 1998 K. Sampson Extra Time 216 In the good old days, Brummies wore extremely wide trousers and used to bleach their hair but in Tony Blair's Cool Britannia they've been given a new lease of life. 2001 Times 7 Mar. i. 20/8 The fact is that Cool Britannia never existed outside a few London boroughs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1967
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