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bling

Pronunciation: /blɪŋ/

(also bling-bling)
informal
Definition of bling

noun

[mass noun]
  • expensive, ostentatious clothing and jewellery:look at the bling he’s already wearing on his left arm

adjective

  • denoting expensive, ostentatious clothing or jewellery, or the style or materialistic attitudes associated with them:the bling lifestyle of diamond rings, flashy cars, and champagne

Derivatives

blingy

adjective (blingier, blingiest)

Origin:

1990s: perhaps imitative of light reflecting off jewellery, or of jewellery clashing together

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Definition of bling in the US English dictionary
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