bling bling
photo credit: "Diamond ring" by Ray Dehler (CC-BY-2.0) Image croppedDefinition: (noun) shows of wealth, such as gold jewelry, diamonds, expensive cars, etc.
Example: John came into the club wearing so much bling bling that it hurt our eyes to look at him.
Quote:
"I like early hip-hop. Schooly D and Ice T. That kinda stuff. When the lyrics were about street life, not 'Look at my Benz an' my Bitches an' my Bling-Bling.' Jam Master Jay was a genius, by the way. I loved the beat behind Rock Box."
As the Big Brovas note in the song Gotta Get, “If you want
the bling bling you gotta have chi-ching.”
Chi-ching, also called ching-ching and
ka-ching, is money. The word comes from the sound of
a cash register ringing up a sale.
Although the expression bling bling comes from hip-hop
culture, it seems to be finding its way into the mainstream. A recent
magazine advertisement for Hummers reads, “B to the L to the I to
the N to the G.” In case you are not a car enthusiast, the Hummer
is an incredibly huge and expensive vehicle originally built for military
use. It has become a big status symbol in the US and is the ultimate bling
bling. Its base price is over $110, 000 - that’s the cost
of a three bedroom house in Chicago. Of course, if you live in Boston,
as I do, you need at least twice as much chi-ching to
buy a little condominium, so you may as well get the car and sleep in
it!
A. C. Kemp | May 29, 2003
