bling

noun

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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To ensure there’s some sort of bling showing, have this customizable bracelet as a backup. Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024 Mary Lou Retton’s daughter is showing off her bling! Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024 This jewelry cleaner is a professional strength and will get your bling back to its sparkling best. Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024 The brand offers the ideal amount of bling to elevate a simple white T-shirt or to amp up a night-on-the-town look. Esther Newman, refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bling 

Word History

Etymology

imitative

First Known Use

1999, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bling was in 1999

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“Bling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bling. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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