160:
38:
82:
227:
released a satirical cartoon showing the term first being used by a rapper, followed by several progressively less "streetwise" characters, concluding with a middle-aged white woman describing her "bling" to her elderly mother.
259:
attitudes; such as "wearing expensive suits, stylish sunglasses and conspicuously large wristwatches" or anything that is ostentatious and can be considered of "poor taste". In German, it is usually used as simply "Bling".
272:
explains the troubled backstory of many of the diamonds jewelers often use to make the gaudy jewelry. Explicitly, the film takes issue with the fact that, occasionally, the diamonds were originally
550:
291:
From a different perspective, many people consider bling and its aesthetic as empowering, rather than literally and metaphorically likening the expensive chains to slavery.
571:
108:
92:
280:(2007) documents and subsequently contrasts the flashy world of commercial hip-hop jewelry against the significant role diamonds play in the ten-year
412:
543:
96:
700:
203:
156:, or to the old cartoonish sound effects meant to convey the desirability and or shininess of gold, gems, jewels, money, and more.
60:
and designer bags. The term arose as slang, but grew into a cultural mainstay. Prominent examples of bling-bling include a large
566:
705:
251:. The main nuance is that, in Spanish, it is often stylized and pronounced as "blin-blin". Furthermore, the Spanish word
730:
172:
20:
189:
100:
720:
695:
634:
56:
worn especially as an indication of wealth or status; broadly: expensive and ostentatious possessions" such as
342:
159:
498:
725:
428:
281:
715:
65:
524:
607:
337:
458:
710:
315:
212:
585:
529:
436:
408:
305:
231:
The term was subsequently used for anyone displaying a luxurious and ostentatious lifestyle.
168:
239:
The term has spread to
Spanish speaking countries around the world, with Latin hip-hop and
612:
554:
472:
310:
300:
255:
also refers to bling and its style. Similarly, in French, "bling" traditionally describes
208:
57:
276:, that fuel wars, poverty, slavery, and killings across countries in Africa. Similarly,
273:
61:
27:
689:
347:
256:
184:
153:
149:
379:
332:
285:
141:
37:
450:
244:
129:
164:
327:
240:
137:
216:
180:
53:
248:
31:
638:
16:
Flashy, ostentatious or elaborate jewelry and ornamented accessories
223:
in their advertisements, for instance. On the other hand, in 2004,
187:'s release of his lead single "Bling Bling" off of his 1999 album
158:
36:
359:
544:"Believers in bling: Behold, the prosperity 'Preachers of L.A.
224:
75:
26:"Bling" redirects here. For the Marvel Comics character, see
454:'A Brief History of Bling: Hip-Hop Jewelry Through the Ages"
152:. Some have attributed the term to rappers that came before
163:
The use of the phrase became popular, as seen in the
432:'Bling-bling' in the Oxford dictionary? That's phat"
567:"De choses et d'autres - Cachez ce bling-bling!"
403:Oh, Minya; Mao, Andrea Duncan (10 August 2005).
179:Bling became increasingly entrenched within the
144:, depending on the definition one uses, with
8:
499:"15 Most Expensive Gold Chains In Hip Hop"
95:: vague phrasing that often accompanies
635:"Bling: Consequences and Repercussions"
371:
211:dictionary in 2006. Companies such as
72:Origins and popularization of the term
270:Bling: Consequences and Repercussions
7:
608:"Sarkozy's 'Bling-Bling' Presidency"
405:Bling Bling: Hip Hop's Crown Jewels
479:. Creativity Online. July 13, 2004
473:"MTV: Bling Bling - Advertisement"
14:
204:Shorter Oxford English Dictionary
80:
542:Kate Bowler (October 9, 2013).
525:"Preaching the gospel of bling"
30:. For the animated singer, see
637:. WGHfilms.com. Archived from
633:Edouard, Kareem (2009-03-02).
1:
606:Crumley, Bruce (2007-12-20).
171:summer resort destination of
523:Jason Moyo (April 4, 2012).
21:Bling Bling (disambiguation)
427:Renee Tawa (July 9, 2003).
747:
201:The word was added to the
190:Chopper City in the Ghetto
107:Such statements should be
48:, often shortened to just
25:
18:
243:artists from places like
701:African-American culture
449:DONOVAN BARNETT (2023).
167:advertisement over this
384:www.merriam-webster.com
343:Conspicuous consumption
706:English-language slang
264:Criticism and response
176:
42:
503:Hatton Jewellers Blog
380:"Definition of BLING"
162:
40:
278:Bling: A Planet Rock
207:in 2002, and to the
109:clarified or removed
19:For other uses, see
731:Hip hop terminology
588:. Diccionario Libre
530:Mail & Guardian
338:Commodity fetishism
219:have used the word
183:movement following
41:Bling-bling jewelry
674:Thompson, Krista.
659:Thompson, Krista.
553:2020-09-28 at the
505:. December 3, 2019
316:Nameplate necklace
235:In other languages
177:
43:
575:. (May 14, 2020).
437:Los Angeles Times
414:978-1-932958-02-7
306:Braggadocio (rap)
126:
125:
738:
721:1990s neologisms
680:
679:
671:
665:
664:
656:
650:
649:
647:
646:
630:
624:
623:
621:
620:
603:
597:
596:
594:
593:
582:
576:
564:
558:
547:
540:
534:
521:
515:
514:
512:
510:
495:
489:
488:
486:
484:
469:
463:
453:
447:
441:
431:
425:
419:
418:
407:. Wenner Books.
400:
394:
393:
391:
390:
376:
121:
118:
112:
84:
83:
76:
746:
745:
741:
740:
739:
737:
736:
735:
696:Hip hop fashion
686:
685:
684:
683:
673:
672:
668:
658:
657:
653:
644:
642:
632:
631:
627:
618:
616:
605:
604:
600:
591:
589:
584:
583:
579:
565:
561:
555:Wayback Machine
545:
541:
537:
533:. South Africa/
522:
518:
508:
506:
497:
496:
492:
482:
480:
471:
470:
466:
451:
448:
444:
429:
426:
422:
415:
402:
401:
397:
388:
386:
378:
377:
373:
368:
311:Grill (jewelry)
301:Hip-hop culture
297:
268:The short film
266:
237:
209:Merriam Webster
199:
122:
116:
113:
106:
85:
81:
74:
35:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
744:
742:
734:
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
708:
703:
698:
688:
687:
682:
681:
678:. p. 100.
666:
651:
625:
598:
577:
559:
535:
516:
490:
464:
442:
420:
413:
395:
370:
369:
367:
364:
363:
362:
356:
355:
351:
350:
345:
340:
335:
330:
324:
323:
319:
318:
313:
308:
303:
296:
293:
274:blood diamonds
265:
262:
236:
233:
198:
195:
124:
123:
88:
86:
79:
73:
70:
62:cross necklace
28:Bling (comics)
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
743:
732:
729:
727:
726:2000s fashion
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
693:
691:
677:
670:
667:
663:. p. 51.
662:
655:
652:
641:on 2009-03-02
640:
636:
629:
626:
615:
614:
609:
602:
599:
587:
581:
578:
574:
573:
572:L'Indépendant
568:
563:
560:
556:
552:
549:
539:
536:
532:
531:
526:
520:
517:
504:
500:
494:
491:
478:
474:
468:
465:
461:
460:
455:
446:
443:
439:
438:
433:
424:
421:
416:
410:
406:
399:
396:
385:
381:
375:
372:
365:
361:
358:
357:
354:International
353:
352:
349:
348:Status symbol
346:
344:
341:
339:
336:
334:
331:
329:
326:
325:
321:
320:
317:
314:
312:
309:
307:
304:
302:
299:
298:
294:
292:
289:
287:
283:
279:
275:
271:
263:
261:
258:
257:nouveau riche
254:
250:
246:
242:
234:
232:
229:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
205:
196:
194:
192:
191:
186:
182:
174:
170:
166:
161:
157:
155:
151:
150:reduplication
147:
143:
139:
136:is either an
135:
131:
120:
110:
104:
102:
98:
94:
89:This article
87:
78:
77:
71:
69:
67:
63:
59:
55:
52:, is "flashy
51:
47:
39:
33:
29:
22:
716:Reduplicants
675:
669:
660:
654:
643:. Retrieved
639:the original
628:
617:. Retrieved
611:
601:
590:. Retrieved
580:
570:
562:
538:
528:
519:
507:. Retrieved
502:
493:
481:. Retrieved
476:
467:
459:HIGHSNOBIETY
457:
445:
435:
423:
404:
398:
387:. Retrieved
383:
374:
290:
286:Sierra Leone
277:
269:
267:
252:
238:
230:
220:
202:
200:
188:
178:
145:
142:onomatopoeia
133:
127:
117:October 2020
114:
101:unverifiable
93:weasel words
90:
49:
45:
44:
586:"Blin blin"
245:Puerto Rico
173:Southampton
146:bling-bling
130:linguistics
103:information
66:Jesus piece
46:Bling-bling
690:Categories
645:2020-04-29
619:2020-04-25
592:2011-08-15
389:2020-04-08
366:References
253:blinblineo
197:Mass usage
165:skywriting
148:being its
711:Jewellery
483:April 15,
328:Affluenza
282:civil war
241:reggaeton
138:ideophone
91:contains
551:Archived
295:See also
217:Cadillac
175:in 2006.
169:New York
322:General
181:hip hop
132:terms,
54:jewelry
557:. CNN.
509:May 3,
411:
249:Panama
213:Sprint
140:or an
97:biased
58:grills
32:VBirds
676:Shine
661:Shine
221:bling
134:bling
50:bling
613:Time
511:2020
485:2020
409:ISBN
360:Chav
333:Camp
247:and
215:and
185:B.G.
154:B.G.
477:MTV
284:in
225:MTV
128:In
99:or
64:or
692::
610:.
569:.
527:.
501:.
475:.
456:.
434:.
382:.
288:.
193:.
68:.
648:.
622:.
595:.
548:"
546:'
513:.
487:.
462:.
452:"
440:.
430:"
417:.
392:.
119:)
115:(
111:.
105:.
34:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
