variants
or bling-bling
: flashy jewelry worn especially as an indication of wealth or status
broadly
: expensive and ostentatious possessions
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For over an hour, some area youngsters got a feel for the glitzy life, pampered with colorful manicures, glittered up and their face painted – of course with the option of adding a little bling – all as groovy music played at the Maine Park Leisure Center in Park Ridge.
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Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
The athletes were easy to pick out—height and musculature, drip and bling—but not always easy to identify.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Flavor Flav reminded everyone to keep Los Angeles in their hearts with his California Love shirt paired with his signature watch and bling, Gucci accessories, and dazzling Breitling watches.
—Michaela Bechler, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2025
A little bit bigger chunk of diamonds, so add a little bling to it, a little bit to my swag.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
The athletes were easy to pick out—height and musculature, drip and bling—but not always easy to identify.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Flavor Flav reminded everyone to keep Los Angeles in their hearts with his California Love shirt paired with his signature watch and bling, Gucci accessories, and dazzling Breitling watches.
—Michaela Bechler, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2025
A little bit bigger chunk of diamonds, so add a little bling to it, a little bit to my swag.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bling
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“Bling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bling. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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