blinging
Britishadjective
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flashy and expensive
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very good
Etymology
Origin of blinging
C20: from bling-bling
Example Sentences
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By blinging out Flemish compositions like Rubens’s, Holguín and Enríquez were repurposing an artistic vanguard that their continents had financed in the first place.
From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2022
A crystal, you’re going to get a lot of twinkle out of—it looks like it’s kinda blinging as it moves or goes by you in the rink.
From Slate • Feb. 15, 2018
Of course, Jay-Z and Kanye blinging out while everyone else was paring down.
From BusinessWeek • Oct. 4, 2013
Photograph: ClassicStock/Alamy If you're a fan of the modern arsenal of blinging espresso-makers and food processors, you might want to cast a glance backwards.
From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2013
But, in the end Anthony Beukema was just too much competition for the field, he walked off bling blinging, yo!
From Time Magazine Archive
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