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noun · uncountable · rare

bling

An ostentatious display of richness or styleAn ostentatious display of richness or style.

/blɪŋ/

» A rapper without bling is like a pope without a crucifix.

Meaning

1 senses

(uncountable)An ostentatious display of richness or style.
flashy, ostentatious jewelry

Examples

3 sentences

A rapper without bling is like a pope without a crucifix.
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Yo, check out this bling bling!
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He drives around Algiers in his bling-bling SUV.
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Origin

Ellipsis of bling bling.

Ellipsis of bling bling.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms

Close in meaning

flashy, ostentatious jewelry:bling bling

Word family

11 related words

Deriveda-bling blingage blinged blinger blingish blingless blingmobile bling out bling up blingy housebling

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

blindlyB2 blindnessB2 blindside blinkB2 blinker

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