单词 | bling |
释义 | blingn.adj. slang (originally in the language of rap and hip-hop). A. n. (A piece of) ostentatious jewellery. Hence: wealth; conspicuous consumption. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [noun] > in style of living portc1475 figure1602 bling1999 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > [noun] > flashy hardware1945 bling1999 1999 ‘B.G.’ (title of song) Bling bling. 1999 Dallas (Texas) Morning News (Nexis) 21 Dec. 2 b A bling-bling is jewelry... He was referring specifically to his Super Bowl rings. 2000 Billboard 26 Aug. 25/2 The era for black social commentary songs had passed. Everybody's talking about bling-bling. 2001 Washington Post 12 Aug. a1/1 It's all about the money, the bling-bling. It's more addictive than any drug that's out there. 2005 Heat (S. Afr. ed.) 19 Feb. 29/1 Look at the heavy bling he's already wearing on his left arm. B. adj. Ostentatious, flashy; designating flamboyant jewellery or dress. Also: that glorifies conspicuous consumption; materialistic. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [adjective] rankOE peacockly?a1425 ruffling1531 garish1545 peacockish1551 peacock-like1576 ostentatious1590 fastuous?1591 flaring1593 flantitanting1596 ostentive1599 ostentative1601 showful1607 flourishable1614 flourishing1616 flaunting1624 ostentous1624 ostentatory1638 swasha1640 fanfaron1670 paradeful1748 ostensible1782 epideictic1790 fandangous1797 flashy1801 affiché1818 show-off1818 splashing1820 flaunty1825 splash-and-dash1830 pretentious1832 flash1836 splashy1836 pretenceful1841 swanky1842 peacocky1844 fantysheeny1847 splurgy1852 cheesy1858 pretensivea1868 duchessy1870 swagger1879 lavish1882 splurging1884 show-offy1890 razzmatazz1900 show-offish1903 whoop-de-do1904 Ritz1908 split-arse1917 swanking1918 ritzy1919 fantoosh1920 knock-me-down1922 showboating1936 showboat1939 hellzapoppin'1945 zazzy1961 glitzy1966 sploshy1966 zhuzhy1968 noncy1989 bling1999 the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [adjective] > specifically of expenditure conspicuous1899 bling1999 1999 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 18 Dec. b11 (caption) ‘It's a Bling-Bling Christmas to the Y2K.’.. White and coloured lights surround the home. 2000 Houston (Texas) Press (Nexis) 6 Jan. Although he is quick to say he's not rolling in the dough (‘yet’), he does have some bling-bling action going on. 2000 Newsweek 9 Oct. 58 The vogue for songs about pimping and the ‘Bling Bling’ mentality. 2001 Top of Pops Mag. Sept. 8/3 Y'all definitely have to have a bling chain with a charm! I had one specially made, I keep it highly polished! 2002 Independent 2 May (Review section) 12/4 I'm not talking bling-bling stuff that's just about showing wealth; I'm talking about elegant, beautiful work. 2004 Time Out 25 Aug. (Carnival Guide) 19/2 You felt safe, there were no guns, no bling culture, no heavy drugs, just good times. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2021). blingv. slang (originally in the language of rap and hip-hop). intransitive. To glitter with or like bling; to wear expensive or ostentatious jewellery; (more generally) to adopt a flamboyant lifestyle or appearance; to flaunt one's material wealth. Cf. bling n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > make ostentatious display or show off [verb (intransitive)] > make display of clothing or ornament flaunt1566 pavisand1910 bling2000 2000 Village Voice 22 Feb. 83/2 Gotdamn..you is blinging like a mug. 2000 Birmingham (Alabama) News 12 Mar. 14 e/1 As for jewelry, look for lots of beads and silver. But don't wear too much or you'll be ‘blinging’. 2003 N.Y. Times Mag. 19 Jan. 16/2 Twenty-something stock tycoons..bling-blinged all through the 1990's, and nobody complained. 2003 Washington Post 25 Mar. (Home ed.) c2/1 She was blinging from the ears—drippy diamonds with two rocklike pendants. 2005 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 7 Apr. 13 The fame and money went to my head... I was blinging and doing this and that. Derivatives blinging adj. ΚΠ 2001 Top of Pops Mag. Sept. 8/1 [He] jetted in to TOTP jangling his new blinging hair jewellery. 2004 Sugar Nov. 137/2 Hit the shops and treat yourself to a blinging new look. 2005 FHM Jan. 237/2 [He has] stashed a secret weapon in a high security vault under his blinging casino on the strip in Las Vegas. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1999v.2000 |
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