Daron Malakian

A lot of MTV's programming is hip-hop based, and the messages are usually all about bling bling. A lot of hip-hop artists sing about stuff that's more important, but they seldom get heard. The ones who get heard are the ones saying, 'Think about yourself. Make your money. It's all you. Everybody have a good time and party.

American Musician

Candice Olson

I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.

Canadian Designer

Jameela Jamil

You see the music videos and the bling and the cars, but all of that goes home at the end of the shoot. They make nothing because there's less and less money in the music industry.

English Celebrity

Mary J. Blige

My God is a God who wants me to have things. He wants me to bling. He wants me to be the hottest thing on the block.

Kevin McCloud

One mustn't mistake bling for excellence, just as one mustn't mistake quiet for mediocre.

British Designer

Bernard Hopkins

There's more to life than having things: a Rolls-Royce, a big house, bling bling.

American Athlete

Neil MacGregor

The spread of Viking bling is a good indication of the spread of its culture.

British Historian

Sana Khan

I am a bling person. I want shiny things everywhere.

Xzibit

Bappi Lahiri

Indian Musician

Used in casual conversation, not formal settings.

Colloquial Use

Implies wanting to stand out or show off.

Attention Grabbing

Often associated with hip-hop culture and celebrities.

Cultural Association

Bling often implies expensive-looking objects, but not always costly.

Perceived Value

Reflects a taste for extravagant or ostentatious display.

Extravagance Indicator

What is seen as bling can vary greatly from person to person.

Subjective Term

 these have four axis shafts which minimize loss of club speed and thereby drive the ball farther -- but they'll say, look, you know, you're not getting 57,000 dollars worth of performance from these clubs. You're paying for the bling, that they're encrusted with gold and platinum. The guy who I interviewed who owns them did say

Benjamin Wallace: The...

 Kardashian bling dreams and move them to a China dream to what Chinese really want which is being able to spend time with our loved ones or family and friends the sixth one is that China is highly motivated the story of climate change is not centered around polar bears right it's about near-term Chinese

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 Or instead of rapping about the bling around their necks or in their mouths, they rapped about the solar panel bling on their roofs. Don't get me wrong, the songs that I'm referencing helped define my childhood. But what if my childhood was defined by environmentalism?

How Hip-Hop Can Make...

 So females are keeping their eyes on this prize as they size up potential mates. We discovered that females use male flash signals to try to predict which males have the biggest gifts to offer, because this bling helps the female lay more eggs

Sara Lewis: The loves...

 me a couple of months ago if I would do it I would have said no because she didn't work here let's go to tailor my tailor no no you stay though yeah so did let's see your bling let's see you jewelry show us Hey since all oh look at

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 to iPods, Pads, and bling, which further disconnect ourselves from ever feeling their pain, their suffering, their death. Because, hey, if we're all living in ourselves and mistaking it for life,

Embracing otherness,...

 I get to see the most incredible architecture, see stunning sculptures -- I mean, this is basically a selfie in stone -- and see that we've always rocked serious bling.

Help discover ancient...

 engagement rings and all the gifts Pilatus has given her - jewels, earrings, necklaces, and the pendants. She may even wear her myrtle crown. All this bling shouts,

Four sisters in Ancient...

 to reach maturity in the meantime he practice making a bar and dancing for each other and they can never have too many blue trinkets and bling time to go out

Sneaky Jewel-Thief Birds...

 meantime they practice making a bower and dancing for each other but they can never have too many blue trinkets and bling time to go out stealing again