Where did the slang phrase "BLING" come from? What does it mean exactly?

Answer 1

I would say it's onomatopoeia for the sound that the fake sparkle on jewelry makes in commercials. You know it sounds like...*BLING*

Answer 2

Bling-bling" (sometimes shortened to simply "bling") is a hip hop slang term which refers to expensive jewelry and other accoutrements, and also to an entire lifestyle built around excess spending and ostentation.

The first apparent use of the term 'bling bling' in mainstream culture was in a hip hop track of the same title, by rappers Baby Birdman, B.G., Juvenile et al [1], celebrating their wealth (as many of their tracks do). "Bling Bling," released in 1999, led to the term proliferating through mainstream hip hop and eventually spilling over into popular culture as a sarcastic term used to mock the perceived vacuousness of hip hop culture. Comedians such as Ali G in the UK, exploited this for humour.

In 2005, the rapper B.G. remarked that he 'wished he'd patented the term' [2] so that he would have profited from its extensive use. In interviews, he has stated that the term refers to the imaginary sound that light makes when it hits a diamond.

The culture of ostentatious display of wealth was ingrained in street culture long before the 90's, however: it is thought that wearing expensive jewellery was the one way in which young previously impoverished men, who had acquired riches through crime, could be sure of holding on to their wealth by keeping it about their person. This marks out the wearer of such jewellery as a person with ghetto roots, as it shows that the source of their wealth or their personal prejudices prevent them from investing in more stable assets such as cash in the bank or property. Hence 'bling bling', while widely regarded as a faddish slang phrase, has been seen by some as manifestation of a deeper socioeconomic problem in the US, trivialised by mainstream media and hip hop.

Answer 3

"The first apparent use of the term 'bling bling' in mainstream culture was in a hip hop track of the same title, by rappers Baby Birdman, B.G., Juvenile et al , celebrating their wealth (as many of their tracks do). "Bling Bling," released in 1999, led to the term proliferating through mainstream hip hop and eventually spilling over into popular culture as a sarcastic term used to mock the perceived vacuousness of hip hop culture. Comedians such as Ali G in the UK, exploited this for humour."

Answer 4

Bling Means flashy jewelry worn especially as an indication of wealth or expensive and ostentatious possessions but am not sure about how it came into existence

Answer 5

It comes from the dark side of America and is used in reference to jewlery or adornments to show off. Usually worn by gawdy dressed rap artist (and I use the term artist loosely)!

Answer 6

Go to this site:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/