/ ˌblɪŋ ˈblɪŋ; NAmE / (also bling ) adjective
( informal ) wearing expensive shiny jewellery and bright fashionable clothes in order to attract attention to yourself
► bling-bling (also bling ) noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
1990s: perhaps imitative of light reflecting off jewellery, or of jewellery clashing together.