Bling-Bling

Bling Bling, also known as Bling, is a designation of the simple vernacular for jewelry that sparkles very strong.

Originally Bling Bling is a southern slang word for shiny and jeweled jewelry made ​​of platinum, gold or silver. Especially in the hip- hop scene of the Dirty South enjoys bling-bling jewelry a high priority. The origin of the term goes back to the flash of jewelry in the light.

The gangsta rap label Cash Money Records from New Orleans, which was known for its ornate diamond- Cover, published in 1998 hit the rappers BG and Lil Wayne titled Bling Bling on which Lil Wayne introduced the term after he briefly previously looked at the chain of a friend and described their appearance with bling-bling and the term so invented. Lil Wayne is thus the founder of the term.

Meanwhile Bling Bling has reached the mainstream and refers to a class -wide fashion phenomenon. In 2002, even the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, the word took on. In the German Duden the word has been taken also as a descriptive term for highly glittering jewelry.

Bling Bling is an aggressive, ostentatious display of wealth by middle-class standards. A clock with bling-bling can be seen for example in the many diamonds. Many Bling- Bling- carriers can not afford diamonds, silver and gold, however, and therefore wear fake bling-bling jewelry made of materials such as steel or iron, which is usually filled with zirconia or rhinestones. Very popular with the young people are also slightly larger ear plugs, which are usually worn on both ears. Often they are made ​​of plastic or glass, which is a substitute for diamond. The slang word for stud earrings or diamond generally is "Ice", derived from the presentation here. When tuning a car called bling-bling chrome rims or other shiny parts.

Bling Bling is now an essential part of the mainstream hip -hop. But not only rappers and other musicians wear the flashy jewelry, and fashion icons like the English football player David Beckham often wear earrings in real diamond and expensive watches, often decorated with diamonds. Among supporters of hip hop beyond the mainstream exaggerated bling-bling is often frowned upon, so are referred to as Poser or Popper as the carrier.

In France, the term is also associated with the former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in connection ( président bling- bling ) to comment on his penchant for self- representation and his open display of status symbols in private life ( sailing yachts, trendy sunglasses, expensive watches ).

Comments

  • Adrienne Anderson: Word. Rap, Politics and Feminism, Writers Club Press, New York 2003
  • Lisa J. Green: African American English. A Linguistic Introduction Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2002
  • Aaron Peckham (ed.): Bling and Bling Bling in Urban Dictionary, Andrew McKeel Publishing, Kansas City Missouri 2005; S. 45
  • Duden - German spelling dictionary, 25th, completely revised and enlarged edition. Bibliographical Institute AG, 2009
  • Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, and John Bush ( ed.): BG in All Music Guide to Hip Hop Backbeat Books, San Francisco, 2003 p 34
  • Jewelry
  • Hip- hop fashion
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