noun Street Slang

bling bling

· noun · nola

Onomatopoeia for the flash of diamonds — courtesy of Cash Money, 1999.

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The cartoon sound of light hitting a diamond, turned into shorthand for flashy jewelry itself. Popularized by B.G.'s 1999 Cash Money single 'Bling Bling' featuring Hot Boys and Big Tymers. By the mid-2000s it had jumped from rap to Oxford English Dictionary to your aunt's Christmas card.

“Iced-out pinky ring, bling bling so loud you could hear it.”
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bling bling In A Sentence

Iced-out pinky ring, bling bling so loud you could hear it.

Origin & Usage

Popularized by Cash Money Records artist B.G. on the 1999 single 'Bling Bling'; later credited as a Lil Wayne ad-lib that B.G. built the hook around.

Variants bling
Tags #nola#new-orleans#hip-hop#wealth#cash-money

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