APAD: Stay classy

"Stay classy"

Meanings:

1. A popular phrase used to encourage maintaining a high standard of behavior, elegance, and respectability, to act with respect and dignity in all situations.

2. In fashion: timeless, elegant style rather than following trends

3. Also associated with a popular non-alcoholic IPA from Bellwoods Brewery.

4.  A tongue-in-cheek ironic remark given to a person or group who says or does something overly offensive or classless.  Sarcastic response to an action or remark perceived as trashy.

Origin:

- 2004 film "Anchorman" from Will Ferrell's sign-off: "Stay classy, San Diego". In the film, he meant it literally.

- From multiple online sources, with editing
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For those who like to read, languages are always fascinating. Especially polysemous phrases, like this one.

Even "birds of a feather flock together" can be interpreted two ways: "志同道合" or "一丘之貉" 嘻嘻

Although taste is a very personal thing, I'd rather stay classy and keep being an original 西岛 微笑.

Actually what triggered me choosing it today is its meaning #4, as a story told in this post (you can click the link to see):  https://bbs.wenxuecity.com/joke/1574763.html.  

It went too far, not only insulting but also totally tasteless, not fit for a government agency, IMHO.

Stay true classy, please and thanks.

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The 4th meaning's too obvious but last night's speech was OK -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/25/2026 postreply 09:37:56

The union speech? I've seen enough drama, so didn't even -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/25/2026 postreply 09:53:11

bother 2 watch it, 4 my own sanity ;-)) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/25/2026 postreply 09:54:08

Need 2 vent after multi-defeats, diplomacy, politics, etc. -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/25/2026 postreply 10:25:02

venting 4 defeats? Ain't there more elegant & classy ways 2 -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/25/2026 postreply 10:38:44

do it 4 better effect? ;-) Looks more like bullying 2 me ~~ -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/25/2026 postreply 10:40:40

if I were completely pissed off, I'd b no better -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/25/2026 postreply 11:25:55

within the limit of my power -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/25/2026 postreply 11:26:47

Sounds very scary ;-) Hope no one would ever piss U off, -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/25/2026 postreply 11:32:59

(just don't want 2 c any "explosion" :-) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 02/25/2026 postreply 11:36:11

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