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bling Definition

bling (bliŋ)

noun

  1. showy and expensive jewelry or other ostentatious accessories
  2. flamboyant or ostentatious showiness; glitz

Etymology: orig. uncert.; prob. popularized through use in hip-hop music

bling Usage Examples

Object

  • jewelry: They usually wear the latest shell suit and trainers, draped in bling jewelry they carry the very latest mobile phone.
  • materialism: I worry a lot about the bling bling materialism, the rabid consumerism, that pervades many of our inner-city areas.

Converse of object

  • have: Well now you can have instant bling by having your very own radio controlled plane.
  • wear: This is partially due to the hip-hoppers who wear bling and fur like it's going out of style.

Adjective modifier

  • much: Getting Personal with Criminals Latest news Force celebrates success in tackling anti social behavior ( Issued on 21/09/06 ) Too much bling?
  • fake: It allows them to dress themselves in the usual chav drippings of tracky bottoms, Reeboks and fake gold bling.
  • good: We want to see your best bling - the more outrageous the better!
  • cheap: Look out for the flashing sparkle of a hundred weight of cheap crass bling.
  • more: The more you win the more Bling you earn to redeem for exciting prizes.
  • proper: Then these three geezers turn up, looking proper bling, wiv crowns on their ' eds.

Modifies a noun

  • jewelry: The Bling King The bling king is your one stop shop for hip hop and bling jewelry.
  • machine: I am now very fit indeed and do have a bling machine!
  • factor: No worries about temperamental electrical systems, built-in obsolescence or an excessive bling factor.
  • design: Make your item stand out from the crowd with your own personal bling design.
  • thing: It's a bling thing, a cleavage thing, a thong thing, a loud and lippy thing.
  • materialism: I worry a lot about the bling bling materialism, the rabid consumerism, that pervades many of our inner-city areas.

Modifying Another Word

  • much: Issued on 21/09/06 at 14:51 Featured links Too much bling?

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • up: Bling up your latest car, wear expensive clothes and women will flock to you.

Possessives

  • culture: From an Afro-Caribbean point of view it reminds me of ' bling ' culture and men having three or four big rings.

Noun used with modifier

  • geek: Plus we have arguably the ultimate " geek bling " prize for the producer of the winning prototype.

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