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    Cool Toys R Us Jingle

    What does that mean? And where does that come from?

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    Default Re: Toys R Us Jingle

    Toys R Us is a multinational toy store chain.

    A jingle is

    Jingle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    Thumbs up Re: Toys R Us Jingle

    Thank you, friend. BTW, what does R Us stand for? and do most Americans know this toy chain?

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    The 'R' in Toys R Us, is a shorter version of the word are. They just shortened it up it bit. I think everyone knows the chain Toys R Us.

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    Default Re: Toys R Us Jingle

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    Thank you, friend. BTW, what does R Us stand for? and do most Americans know this toy chain?

    Yes, in fact it's become something of a cliche or joke to describe any large specialty store (Plumbing Fixtures R Us!) Also, humorist Dave Barry often refers to the toy store giant as "Toys R 98% of the Gross National Product."

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    Default Re: Toys R Us Jingle

    And the 'R' is reversed in the logo.

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