Bling
noun
Flashy jewelry or clothing.
She wore a lot of bling to the party.
Often appears as...
- wear bling
- flashy bling
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
The quality of being strikingly flashy or fancy.
The rapper's music video was filled with bling.
Often appears as...
- filled with bling
- lots of bling
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
Flashy jewelry or clothing.
She wore a lot of bling to the party.
Often appears as...
- wear bling
- flashy bling
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
The quality of being strikingly flashy or fancy.
The rapper's music video was filled with bling.
Often appears as...
- filled with bling
- lots of bling
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Use
Used in casual conversation, not formal settings.
His bling caught everyone's attention at the barbecue.
Pro Tip 2/3Attention Grabbing
Implies wanting to stand out or show off.
With all that bling, she was clearly looking to turn heads.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Association
Often associated with hip-hop culture and celebrities.
He idolizes rappers and their bling lifestyle.
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Use
Used in casual conversation, not formal settings.
His bling caught everyone's attention at the barbecue.
Pro Tip 2/3Attention Grabbing
Implies wanting to stand out or show off.
With all that bling, she was clearly looking to turn heads.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Association
Often associated with hip-hop culture and celebrities.
He idolizes rappers and their bling lifestyle.
Pro Tip 1/3Colloquial Use
Used in casual conversation, not formal settings.
His bling caught everyone's attention at the barbecue.
Pro Tip 2/3Attention Grabbing
Implies wanting to stand out or show off.
With all that bling, she was clearly looking to turn heads.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Association
Often associated with hip-hop culture and celebrities.
He idolizes rappers and their bling lifestyle.
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Benjamin Wallace: The...
these have four axis shafts which minimize loss of club speed and thereby drive the ball farther -- but they'll say, look, you know, you're not getting 57,000 dollars worth of performance from these clubs. You're paying for the bling, that they're encrusted with gold and platinum. The guy who I interviewed who owns them did say
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Tackling pollution one...
Kardashian bling dreams and move them to a China dream to what Chinese really want which is being able to spend time with our loved ones or family and friends the sixth one is that China is highly motivated the story of climate change is not centered around polar bears right it's about near-term Chinese
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How Hip-Hop Can Make...
Or instead of rapping about the bling around their necks or in their mouths, they rapped about the solar panel bling on their roofs. Don't get me wrong, the songs that I'm referencing helped define my childhood. But what if my childhood was defined by environmentalism?
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Sara Lewis: The loves...
So females are keeping their eyes on this prize as they size up potential mates. We discovered that females use male flash signals to try to predict which males have the biggest gifts to offer, because this bling helps the female lay more eggs
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Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
me a couple of months ago if I would do it I would have said no because she didn't work here let's go to tailor my tailor no no you stay though yeah so did let's see your bling let's see you jewelry show us Hey since all oh look at
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Embracing otherness,...
to iPods, Pads, and bling, which further disconnect ourselves from ever feeling their pain, their suffering, their death. Because, hey, if we're all living in ourselves and mistaking it for life,
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Help discover ancient...
I get to see the most incredible architecture, see stunning sculptures -- I mean, this is basically a selfie in stone -- and see that we've always rocked serious bling.
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Four sisters in Ancient...
engagement rings and all the gifts Pilatus has given her - jewels, earrings, necklaces, and the pendants. She may even wear her myrtle crown. All this bling shouts,
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Sneaky Jewel-Thief Birds...
to reach maturity in the meantime he practice making a bar and dancing for each other and they can never have too many blue trinkets and bling time to go out
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Unbelievable Bird...
meantime they practice making a bower and dancing for each other but they can never have too many blue trinkets and bling time to go out stealing again
Video examples
Benjamin Wallace: The...
these have four axis shafts which minimize loss of club speed and thereby drive the ball farther -- but they'll say, look, you know, you're not getting 57,000 dollars worth of performance from these clubs. You're paying for the bling, that they're encrusted with gold and platinum. The guy who I interviewed who owns them did say
Video examples
Tackling pollution one...
Kardashian bling dreams and move them to a China dream to what Chinese really want which is being able to spend time with our loved ones or family and friends the sixth one is that China is highly motivated the story of climate change is not centered around polar bears right it's about near-term Chinese
Video examples
How Hip-Hop Can Make...
Or instead of rapping about the bling around their necks or in their mouths, they rapped about the solar panel bling on their roofs. Don't get me wrong, the songs that I'm referencing helped define my childhood. But what if my childhood was defined by environmentalism?
Video examples
Sara Lewis: The loves...
So females are keeping their eyes on this prize as they size up potential mates. We discovered that females use male flash signals to try to predict which males have the biggest gifts to offer, because this bling helps the female lay more eggs
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
me a couple of months ago if I would do it I would have said no because she didn't work here let's go to tailor my tailor no no you stay though yeah so did let's see your bling let's see you jewelry show us Hey since all oh look at
Video examples
Embracing otherness,...
to iPods, Pads, and bling, which further disconnect ourselves from ever feeling their pain, their suffering, their death. Because, hey, if we're all living in ourselves and mistaking it for life,
Video examples
Help discover ancient...
I get to see the most incredible architecture, see stunning sculptures -- I mean, this is basically a selfie in stone -- and see that we've always rocked serious bling.
Video examples
Four sisters in Ancient...
engagement rings and all the gifts Pilatus has given her - jewels, earrings, necklaces, and the pendants. She may even wear her myrtle crown. All this bling shouts,
Video examples
Sneaky Jewel-Thief Birds...
to reach maturity in the meantime he practice making a bar and dancing for each other and they can never have too many blue trinkets and bling time to go out
Video examples
Unbelievable Bird...
meantime they practice making a bower and dancing for each other but they can never have too many blue trinkets and bling time to go out stealing again
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Quote examples
Daron Malakian
American Musician
A lot of MTV's programming is hip-hop based, and the messages are usually all about bling bling. A lot of hip-hop artists sing about stuff that's more important, but they seldom get heard. The ones who get heard are the ones saying, 'Think about yourself. Make your money. It's all you. Everybody have a good time and party.
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Candice Olson
Canadian Designer
I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.
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Jameela Jamil
English Celebrity
You see the music videos and the bling and the cars, but all of that goes home at the end of the shoot. They make nothing because there's less and less money in the music industry.
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Mary J. Blige
American Musician
My God is a God who wants me to have things. He wants me to bling. He wants me to be the hottest thing on the block.
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Kevin McCloud
British Designer
One mustn't mistake bling for excellence, just as one mustn't mistake quiet for mediocre.
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Bernard Hopkins
American Athlete
There's more to life than having things: a Rolls-Royce, a big house, bling bling.
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Neil MacGregor
British Historian
The spread of Viking bling is a good indication of the spread of its culture.
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Sana Khan
I am a bling person. I want shiny things everywhere.
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Xzibit
American Musician
For me, hip-hop's not about the bling.
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Bappi Lahiri
Indian Musician
I'm the original bling man of India!
Quote examples
Daron Malakian
American Musician
A lot of MTV's programming is hip-hop based, and the messages are usually all about bling bling. A lot of hip-hop artists sing about stuff that's more important, but they seldom get heard. The ones who get heard are the ones saying, 'Think about yourself. Make your money. It's all you. Everybody have a good time and party.
Quote examples
Candice Olson
Canadian Designer
I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.
Quote examples
Jameela Jamil
English Celebrity
You see the music videos and the bling and the cars, but all of that goes home at the end of the shoot. They make nothing because there's less and less money in the music industry.
Quote examples
Mary J. Blige
American Musician
My God is a God who wants me to have things. He wants me to bling. He wants me to be the hottest thing on the block.
Quote examples
Kevin McCloud
British Designer
One mustn't mistake bling for excellence, just as one mustn't mistake quiet for mediocre.
Quote examples
Bernard Hopkins
American Athlete
There's more to life than having things: a Rolls-Royce, a big house, bling bling.
Quote examples
Neil MacGregor
British Historian
The spread of Viking bling is a good indication of the spread of its culture.
Quote examples
Sana Khan
I am a bling person. I want shiny things everywhere.
Quote examples
Xzibit
American Musician
For me, hip-hop's not about the bling.
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Bappi Lahiri
Indian Musician
I'm the original bling man of India!
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