ok, I admit it. I don't know what it means, figure someone here DOES, and am using a thinly veiled excuse (travel) to put this Q up. I have a rough idea what it means but not exactly. where can I find this? what the hell is it? Does anyone in Europe like bling bling? can I bling bling on the tube or metro? do you need a license or just money?

help me someone?

I've seen a lot of silly threads here, but this one tops them all. Are you serious?

Here is what I found.

"bling-bling, a reference to elaborate jewelry and clothing, and the appreciation of it.? From "Bling-bling" makes new Oxford dictionary,? June 7, 2003. Accessed June 23, 2003.
http://www.salon.com/books/wire/2003/06/07/dictionary/
?The phrase was created by rap artist Baby Gangsta (aka BG), who grew up poor in New Orleans and soon began rapping about escaping inner-city poverty and earning respect by acquiring material goods. It was the song's chorus that burned ?bling-bling? into the American consciousness: Everytime I come around yo city/ Bling-bling/ Pinky ring worth about fifty/ Bling-bling?? From ?Not for bling-bling, OED is facing a revamp,? by Andrew Guy Jr., Houston Chronicle. Posted on Sun, Jun. 15, 2003. Accessed June 23, 2003.
?The Queen Bee necklace is a signature piece of bling that Kim has worn in several videos, fashion shoots, and during performances.?
?Someone Steals Lil' Kim's Bling-Bling,? June 23, 2003. http://www.ktvu.com/entertainment/2287772/detail.html

I don't know if this is what you mean, cause if you ain't got the thing, you ain't got the bling

I've heard it used for money, but in truth, it means jewelry.

Therefore, "one can get great bling-bling on the Ponte Vecchio" would somehow be accurate, but frankly, it makes me want to do drugs just to think about that kind of a sentence.

BC

Bookie, too funny. would you have to sell your bling bling to get the drugs though?

M-T-T, excellent, thank you! I am going to drive my friends nuts with this now. yo, bring me some bling!

oh dear me.

No, dear, I'm on major drugs most of the time, & let's not forget the ones Dad left behind when he left this earthly plane without warning. Everyone should be so lucky to have that kind of inheritance!

I do have a favorite place for bling-bling in Rome, on via delle Carrozze. Unfortunately, I also like staying at a hotel on the same street, so you can guess where my $$$ goes!

BC

I think it can also refer to ostentatious display of wealth besides gold and diamonds...like having a BMW or Humvee when all "yo peeps" drive Hondas...dressing oneself in metallic spandex for a trip to the 7/11, etc.

This post is sooo funny! I actually heard a young woman (teenager) say "bling-bling" on the Ponte Vecchio this past July and, I don't know if it was the acoustics bouncing off the windows on the shops or what but it just sounded so WRONG on so many levels!

In my never ending trip report on another post, I will (if I ever get to the Florence part) explain about my wife Tracy buying some bling-bling on the Ponte Vecchio. Now I know why I missed this board when I was abroad.

When I was in London last year, that was the noise the phone made...

bling-bling bling-bling

HA HA HA! Thanks everyone for the LOL! Maitaitom. Were you an English major in college? Excellent work on the BLing Bling song. I thought it also meant glamour/ luxury in addition to jewels. They are renaming that bridge in Fl to Ponte Bling Bling. Don't Ya Know?

Perhaps an appropriate use of the term on this board might be:

If you want to minimize your chances of being robbed while traveling, leave the bling bling at home.

Do NOT store bling bling in checked baggage or in your money belt. Bling Bling also does not belong in a fanny pack.

Bling bling also does not belong on your person when going through the metal detector. Too much bling bling will really slow the security line down.

HI
when I was in elementary school in my class was a Chinese girl named
Bing Bing. Bling Bling doesn't sound so far off to me.

True story: Bing Bing had a pet rooster that her family kept at home (in the suburbs).
The chicken's name was, wait for it,
Gregory Peck.

Elaine - I am cracking up! What a visual of a little Bing Bing and Gregory Peck in burbs. Sounds like a Margaret Cho story I love it!

I love shopping for bling bling ( along with shoes) and the Yankee so kindly buys me new bling bling whenever we travel.
There are all catagories of blingbling though, I stop at the kind that goes in my belly button or tongue

Elaine!!!
LOL

http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...rm=bling+bling

While we are talking about slang, what is the origin of "aks" instead of "ask"?