bling
bling
Definition
☆ bling (bliŋ)
noun
- showy and expensive jewelry or other ostentatious accessories
- 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.
