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'Riczh' = Old English cf. Pre-Germanic 'wealthy, Ruler, powerful' predating written language. Sense of 'entertaining, amusing' is recorded from 1760, retaining central meaning of wealth, worthiness.

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First attested; New Yorker Magazine, 1956 referent; Military Industrial Complex

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