Bling Definition

blĭngblĭng
noun
Jewelry or fashion accessories, usually made of metal or other shiny material.
American Heritage
Showy and expensive jewelry or other ostentatious accessories.
Webster's New World
Flamboyant or ostentatious showiness; glitz.
Webster's New World
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adjective
Deliberately showy; ostentatious.
American Heritage
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Origin of Bling

  • Originally hip-hop slang probably meant to suggest light flashing off showy jewelry

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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