I see this on young girls T-shirts and hear them saying it.....but what exactly does it mean?
2006-09-22 03:06:11 · 14 answers · asked by Dominika 3 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
1. "Jamaican slang that has been adopted by some African American rappers and inserted into popular culture. The term "Bling Bling" refers to the imaginary "sound" that is produced from light reflected by a diamond."
2. "flashy or gaudy jewelry, named for the sound generated when worn."
I have chosen these two to better illustrate the whole "bling" thing. More on UrbanDictionary.com
2006-09-22 10:23:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes that word is shortened for just 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.
2006-09-22 10:10:59 · answer #2 · answered by CindayYEAHYYYY 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bling Bling is jewelry the bigger the shiny the better. It could be your earrings, bracelet's or a big fat necklace. Go on with your bad self.
2006-09-22 10:09:39 · answer #3 · answered by prizelady88 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I actually dont blame you for not knowing what it means...kind of
The phrase "Bling Bling" is a term to describe visiblly sheen jewelry. "Bling" is the sound described for the on/off sheen of the jewelries appearance.
2006-09-22 11:13:31 · answer #4 · answered by Aan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"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.
2006-09-22 10:07:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is referring to jewelery. Bling Bling means jewelery.
2006-09-22 10:07:05 · answer #6 · answered by Game Guy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bling refers to flashy/gaudy/sparkly jewlery. Most of it is gaudy ugly hip hop jewelery
2006-09-22 10:07:48 · answer #7 · answered by . 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it kind of means jewlery. like if you had on a necklace or something you could say i got my bling bling on.
2006-09-22 10:08:47 · answer #8 · answered by Catie Marie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Flashy jewelry
2006-09-22 11:29:32 · answer #9 · answered by Kitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that Hip Hop culture, expolits children and the poor by over-buying diamonds from South Africa, India and other poor countries where children often mine them starting at 6 years old... They are beaten, starved and treated horribly as slaves.
So basically... you have these rappers, who make millions of dollars and to show their wealth and new-money, classless, tasteless pomp, they prance around with diamonds around their necks and even in their mouths that were mined by the blood of children and poverty stricken people in third world countries.
Pimp cups, grilz, big spinning car ornament sized decadence and a total disreguard for the human race...
It is discusting... that's what it is.
Kanye West... is THE ONLY responsable rapper who refuses to exploit his own people to own a necklace he doesn't need. GO KANYE!
2006-09-22 10:18:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋