bling

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bling

/blɪŋ/

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Ellipsis of bling bling.

noun

uncountable An ostentatious display of richness or style. His stance as being against the world of finance and his proposal of a 75% tax on incomes over €1m (£817,000) was approved by a majority in polls. He was convinced that his more measured, if ploddingly serious, style would win out with an electorate tired of Sarkozy's bling and frenetic policy initi
alternative, uncountable Alternative form of bling bling Apparently also the Saudis gave him as presents fabulous bling, […]vast necklaces encrusted with jewels and rubies.

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Closest in meaning: jewelry, jewellery, rubbish, hardware, gold, gaudery, opulence, peacockery, ostent, glitz, deediness, ostentation, bedizenry, splurge, conspicuous consumption, dash

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@misc{bling_2026,
  title = {bling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}