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Oct 8th, 2003 | 11:25 AM
  #1  
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?
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Oct 8th, 2003 | 11:32 AM
  #2  
I've seen a lot of silly threads here, but this one tops them all. Are you serious?
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Oct 8th, 2003 | 11:41 AM
  #3  
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

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Oct 8th, 2003 | 11:41 AM
  #4  
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
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Oct 8th, 2003 | 11:54 AM
  #5  
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.
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Oct 8th, 2003 | 11:57 AM
  #6  
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
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Oct 8th, 2003 | 12:14 PM
  #7  
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.
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Oct 8th, 2003 | 01:46 PM
  #8  
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!
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Oct 8th, 2003 | 02:01 PM
  #9  
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.
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Oct 8th, 2003 | 02:44 PM
  #10  
When I was in London last year, that was the noise the phone made...

bling-bling bling-bling
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Oct 8th, 2003 | 09:36 PM
  #11  
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?
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Oct 8th, 2003 | 10:16 PM
  #12  
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.
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Oct 9th, 2003 | 07:57 PM
  #13  
Do NOT store bling bling in checked baggage or in your money belt. Bling Bling also does not belong in a fanny pack.
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Oct 9th, 2003 | 09:24 PM
  #14  
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.
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Oct 10th, 2003 | 05:22 AM
  #15  
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.
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Oct 10th, 2003 | 05:55 AM
  #16  
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!
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Oct 10th, 2003 | 05:59 AM
  #17  

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
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Oct 10th, 2003 | 07:45 AM
  #18  
Elaine!!!
LOL
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Oct 10th, 2003 | 08:26 AM
  #19  


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

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Oct 10th, 2003 | 10:29 AM
  #20  
While we are talking about slang, what is the origin of "aks" instead of "ask"?
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