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   bling

   /blɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. expensive, ostentatious clothing and jewellery: "look at the bling he's already wearing on his left arm"

   adjective

   • 1. denoting expensive, ostentatious clothing or jewellery, or the style or materialistic attitudes associated with them: "the bling lifestyle of diamond rings, flashy cars, and champagne"

   Word Origin 1990s: perhaps imitative of light reflecting off jewellery, or of jewellery clashing together.

   Derivatives

   • 1. blingy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • N

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   • G

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