bling
Ostentatious shiny accessories
Bling is flashy, expensive jewelry or ornamentation—gold chains, diamond-encrusted watches, anything that glitters conspicuously.
The word emerged from hip-hop culture in the late 1990s, imitating the imagined sound of light glinting off precious metal.
It can describe the objects themselves or the aesthetic of ostentatious display: He showed up dripping in bling.
As an adjective, blingy.
Emit flashing light
- glitterDecorative metallic flecks
- shineEmit or reflect light
- dazzlingOverwhelmingly bright or impressive
- glitzyShowily eye-catching
shimmering · gleaming · radiant · lustrous · polished · shiny · bedazzled · sequined
Precious crystallized carbon
- goldElement seventy-nine
- chainsLinked metal restraints
- ringsCircular bands worn
- braceletsWrist-worn jewelry loops
necklaces · earrings · pendants · watches · platinum · silver · gemstones · chokers
Tense a muscle
- cloutInformal power or punch
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
baller · stunting · flossing · showing off · nouveau riche · trophy · status symbol · conspicuous consumption
Showily excessive
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
- flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
- loudHigh in volume
garish · over-the-top · tacky · extravagant · kitsch · splashy · brassy · ornate
sparkle
Emit flashing light
- glitterDecorative metallic flecks
- shineEmit or reflect light
- dazzlingOverwhelmingly bright or impressive
glitzy · shimmering · gleaming · radiant · lustrous · polished · shiny · bedazzled · sequined · rhinestones
rap
Quick sharp blow
swag · fronts · medallions · nameplate · crispy · fresh · fly · spinner rims · cash · stacks
diamonds
Precious crystallized carbon
bracelets · necklaces · earrings · pendants · watches · platinum · silver · gemstones · chokers · cufflinks
flex
Tense a muscle
- cloutInformal power or punch
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
wealth · baller · stunting · flossing · showing off · nouveau riche · trophy · status symbol · conspicuous consumption · high-roller
ostentatious
Showily excessive
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
- flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
loud · garish · over-the-top · tacky · extravagant · kitsch · splashy · brassy · ornate · overdone
- 90s Slangall that, as if, da bomb, the bomb, dope
- glamourglam, red carpet, glamour, paparazzi, glitter
- fashion slanglewk, drip, slay, fierce, serve
- flashy fakesfake, sham, counterfeit, imitation, phony
- accessoriesearrings, necklace, bracelet, watch, ring
- ornateornate, elaborate, embellished, decorative, ornamental
blingminimalism
Aesthetic of reduction
austerity · asceticism · simplicity · humility · bashful
- bling blingFlashy, expensive jewelry
- blinged outOstentatiously decorated with jewelry
- bling outAdd ostentatious ornamentation
- too much bling
- Hotline Bling