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cool Britannia, n.
Brit. |ˌkuːl brɪˈtanjə|, U.S. |ˌkul brɪˈtænjə|
Forms: 19– Cool Britannia, 19– cool Britannia
[‹ cool adj. + Britannia n., punningly after Rule Britannia (see rule v. 5a(b)).]
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.
1967T. A. Arne & N. Innes in ‘Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band’ Gorilla (record) (title of song) Cool Britannia. 1984Times 23 Feb. 10/7 (advt.) Cool Britannia (the best British fashion). 1992Guardian 30 May 3/1 Once, cool Britannia ruled all the new waves of youth culture, alongside black Americans; alas, no more. 1996Internat. 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. 1998K. 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. 2001Times 7 Mar. i. 20/8 The fact is that Cool Britannia never existed outside a few London boroughs. |