Date: Sat, 9 May 1998 11:51:39 -0400
From: Jesse T Sheidlower
Subject: Re: "Rich Bitch"

Barry Popik wrote:
> I haven't checked in on Lexis/Nexis, but I think "rich bitch" was
> popularized by Joan Collins (Alexis Carrington) on DYNASTY.

I'm sure it's older still, but the rock duo Hall & Oates used
the phrase prominently in their 1976 hit "Rich Girl" ("She's a
rich girl, she's a rich bitch girl...").

Jesse Sheidlower