What is Bling?

a) Jamaican slang that has been adopted by some African-American rappers and inserted into popular culture.

b) Expensive, often flashy jewelry worn by African-American hip-hop artists.

c) A term for shiny accessories such as chrome wheels, diamonds, etc.

Definition from urbandictionary.com

Bling-Bling

Refers to the imaginary sound that is

produced from light reflected by a diamond.

“Dang Calvin, you sure be bling-blinging it tonight!”

“Man, I gots tha bling-bling, yo”

“You know you be lovin’ my bling-bling!”

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