variants
or bling-bling
: flashy jewelry worn especially as an indication of wealth or status
broadly
: expensive and ostentatious possessions
Examples of bling in a Sentence
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The Eliantte bling gifted to Ice was indeed done with Dunkin’, the coffee and doughnut chain confirmed to Billboard.
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Anna Chan, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2023
Prime seems to have plenty enough bling to coach at a high level.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
Ashgari also posted his own cute pic of the moment, with an up-close look at Britney's new bling.
—Alexis Jones, Women's Health, 16 Aug. 2023
The New York Times had 50 rappers tell 50 stories, published an ode to 63 rappers who died too young and another to bling.
—Keith McMillan, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Aug. 2023
Justin Dior wore a sporty jacket and King, who posed individually, styled in a leather vest, bling and grey jeans.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
Speaking of that bling, Brown said Bongiovi used her mother’s ring in his proposal.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2023
Wearing a fuchsia onesie, a white manicure, and some serious finger bling — and yet totally makeup-free — the 56-year-old looked to be having the time of her life.
—Tish Weinstock, Allure, 25 July 2023
His praise of the woman’s ergon kalon, her beautiful act, helped legitimize the church budgets that afterward were set aside for effigies and bling.
—Julian Bell, The New York Review of Books, 20 July 2023
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Anna Chan, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2023
Prime seems to have plenty enough bling to coach at a high level.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
Ashgari also posted his own cute pic of the moment, with an up-close look at Britney's new bling.
—Alexis Jones, Women's Health, 16 Aug. 2023
The New York Times had 50 rappers tell 50 stories, published an ode to 63 rappers who died too young and another to bling.
—Keith McMillan, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Aug. 2023
Justin Dior wore a sporty jacket and King, who posed individually, styled in a leather vest, bling and grey jeans.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
Speaking of that bling, Brown said Bongiovi used her mother’s ring in his proposal.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2023
Wearing a fuchsia onesie, a white manicure, and some serious finger bling — and yet totally makeup-free — the 56-year-old looked to be having the time of her life.
—Tish Weinstock, Allure, 25 July 2023
His praise of the woman’s ergon kalon, her beautiful act, helped legitimize the church budgets that afterward were set aside for effigies and bling.
—Julian Bell, The New York Review of Books, 20 July 2023
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Etymology
imitative
First Known Use
1999, in the meaning defined above
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“Bling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bling. Accessed 29 Sep. 2023.
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