Definition of blingy
blingier;
-est
informal
:characterized by bling :extravagantly flashy or showy
- The second trend is … increasingly large wheels, especially on S.U.V.’s, associated with the blingiest manifestations of hip-hop style.
- —Rob Walker, New York Times Magazine, 17 June 2007
- Their blingy flings are not celebrations of accomplishment; they’re celebrations of self.
- —Ana Marie Cox, Time, 24 Apr. 2006
- … a blingy hotel lobby …
- —Tom Wolfe, I Am Charlotte Simmons, 2005
- Here are two watches that have it all. They’re chunky without being clunky, blingy without being over-the-top …
- —Oprah Winfrey, O, The Oprah Magazine, August 2007
- ‘Were you looking for something understated or a little more … blingy?’
- —Michael Obiora, Black Shoes, 2009
- We meet Will, a blingy ex-insurance agent …
- —Tanner Stransky, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2007
Writing? Check your grammar now!