variants
or bling-bling
: flashy jewelry worn especially as an indication of wealth or status
broadly
: expensive and ostentatious possessions
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The bling also features Bloom and Theroux's birthstones embedded in the band.
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Continue to add a bit of festive bling to your nails this spring with glitter topcoats and/or layers of tiny crystals.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 13 Mar. 2025
Gilbert Flores/Getty Images Nearly as eye-catching as her bling was Saldaña’s strapless Saint Laurent gown, which had a triple-tiered bubble hem skirt in mulberry silk and a sheer-illusion bodice with a rhinestone net overlay.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2025
Coach Polished Pebble Leather Tabby Shoulder Bag 26 Refresh
$450 at Amazon
The Coach Tabby Shoulder Bag 26 is made with high quality leather and some styles have contrasting or crystal pave-embellishment hardware for a little unexpected bling.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 5 Mar. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Continue to add a bit of festive bling to your nails this spring with glitter topcoats and/or layers of tiny crystals.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 13 Mar. 2025
Gilbert Flores/Getty Images Nearly as eye-catching as her bling was Saldaña’s strapless Saint Laurent gown, which had a triple-tiered bubble hem skirt in mulberry silk and a sheer-illusion bodice with a rhinestone net overlay.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2025
Coach Polished Pebble Leather Tabby Shoulder Bag 26 Refresh
$450 at Amazon
The Coach Tabby Shoulder Bag 26 is made with high quality leather and some styles have contrasting or crystal pave-embellishment hardware for a little unexpected bling.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Bling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bling. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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