{"id":164,"date":"2015-02-11T21:07:08","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T03:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=164"},"modified":"2023-12-26T21:16:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T03:16:24","slug":"classy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/classy\/","title":{"rendered":"classy: 3 iconic examples of how it&#8217;s been used in the culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">classy<\/span><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is an adjective that means\u00a0<em>showing high character <\/em>or<em> stylish.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>a famous example is the line ron burgundy closed his newscasts with in the movie <em><strong>the anchorman<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">u stay <em>classy<\/em> san diego.<\/h4>\n<p>it sounds highly ironic considering the insults that follow.<a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/beyonce-black-fringe-dress-grammys-2015-h724-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-189\"><br \/>\n<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - I&#039;m Going to Punch You in the Ovary Scene (2\/8) | Movieclips\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qN-_cZNDy0w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/two-best-plays-super-bowl-xlix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>super bowl xlix<\/strong><\/a> and the <strong>2015 grammy awards<\/strong> have also provided examples this month.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>new england patriot<\/strong><\/span> quarterback <strong>tom brady<\/strong> received a <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/toluca-lyric-2-dead-mans-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shiny<\/a> red <strong>chevy colorado<\/strong>\u00a0pick-up as a prize for being named\u00a0mvp of super bowl xlix, but generously gave it to teammate <strong>malcolm butler<\/strong>\u00a0as a symbol of\u00a0gratitude for\u00a0his goal-line interception in the final minute of the game.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_188\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/431ac33a44b67cee8fceed8bbb5080b9_crop_north.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-188 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/431ac33a44b67cee8fceed8bbb5080b9_crop_north-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"431ac33a44b67cee8fceed8bbb5080b9_crop_north\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/431ac33a44b67cee8fceed8bbb5080b9_crop_north-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/431ac33a44b67cee8fceed8bbb5080b9_crop_north.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">malcolm butler with his new truck (instagram\/patriots)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> reports that a <strong>general motors<\/strong> spokesman applauded brady&#8217;s action, and\u00a0added an\u00a0awkward\u00a0promotion for the colorado<\/p>\n<h4>it\u2019s a <em>classy<\/em> move and <em>a good fit<\/em> for the truck.\u00a0malcolm\u2019s interception was a game changer, and the chevrolet colorado has been a game changer in the pick-up truck segment.<\/h4>\n<p>a <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/eric-weddle-fits-in-with-the-ravens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>good fit<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means they <em>go together well<\/em> or that butler represents the chevy colorado well.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_184\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-184\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-184 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/beck-kanye-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"beck-kanye\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/beck-kanye-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/beck-kanye.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">respect artistry, man.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>after <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tight-loose-not-lose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>beck<\/strong> <\/a>won the award\u00a0for best album at the grammys last weekend, <strong>kanye west<\/strong>\u00a0told <strong>e! entertainment<\/strong> that<\/p>\n<h4>beck needs to respect artistry and he <em>should have given<\/em> his award to beyonc\u00e9<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>should have given<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>is a hypotheical\u00a0in the past (<strong>past modal<\/strong>) and indicates that kanye believes beck made a mistake accepting his award. as an artist he should\u00a0recognize beyonc\u00e9&#8217;s album was superior.\u00a0<strong>beyonc\u00e9<\/strong> was also nominated for the grammy for best album<strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/beyonce-black-fringe-dress-grammys-2015-h724-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-189\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/beyonce-black-fringe-dress-grammys-2015-h724-2.jpg\" alt=\"beyonce 2015 grammys classy\" width=\"473\" height=\"724\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><em>beyonc\u00e9 lost to beck, but she did win 3 other awards. (glamour.com)<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>many observers in addition to kanye were surprised beyonc\u00e9 didn&#8217;t win, including beck himself. \u00a0reports that beck&#8217;s reaction was<\/p>\n<h4><strong>i thought she was going to win. come on, she&#8217;s beyonc\u00e9!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>and that<\/p>\n<h4><strong>[beck] has kept <em>classy<\/em> and dignified <em>throughout<\/em> the drama. And despite being majorly <em>dissed<\/em> by west, he isn\u2019t <em>holding a grudge<\/em>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p> means <em>from start to finish<\/em>. <em><strong>dissed<\/strong><\/em> is short for <em>disrespected<\/em>. is <em>staying angry and planning revenge<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">60e;<\/h4>\n<p>in fact far from <em>holding a grudge<\/em>, beck had this to say in response<\/p>\n<h4><strong>u can&#8217;t please everybody, man. i still love him and i think he&#8217;s a genius. i aspire to do what he does.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>what do u think? \u00a0was it <em>classy<\/em> of\u00a0tom brady to re-gift his mvp prize? are u a fan of beck, beyonc\u00e9 or kanye? \u00a0who <em>should have won<\/em> best album? was beck <em>dissing<\/em> artistry because he didn&#8217;t give his award to beyonc\u00e9? are the grammys even important? share your comments other <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.216.67\" \/><span style=\"display:none !important\"><label for=\"firstname\">Leave This Blank:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"firstname\" name=\"firstname\" \/><label for=\"lastname\">Leave This Blank Too:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"lastname\" name=\"lastname\" \/><label for=\"uri\">Do Not Change This:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"uri\" name=\"uri\" value=\"http:\/\/\" \/><\/span><p><label for=\"s2email\">Your email:<\/label><br><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"s2email\" value=\"Enter email address...\" size=\"20\" onfocus=\"if (this.value === 'Enter email address...') {this.value = '';}\" onblur=\"if (this.value === '') {this.value = 'Enter email address...';}\" \/><\/p><p><input type=\"submit\" name=\"subscribe\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/>&nbsp;<input type=\"submit\" name=\"unsubscribe\" value=\"Unsubscribe\" \/><\/p><\/form>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>classy\u00a0is an adjective that means\u00a0showing high character or stylish. a famous example is the line ron burgundy closed his newscasts with in the movie the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"spay_email":""},"categories":[4,19,88],"tags":[113,5515,107,116,8,9,11,10,112,114,2775,4826,48,111,115,3488],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/beyonce-black-fringe-dress-grammys-2015-h724-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14499,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164\/revisions\/14499"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}