Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blinger

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: blinger
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who makes an ostentatious display of wealth or style.

Slang

Example Sentences

"High-tech “blingers” have talking bibles on CD-ROM. I call it “point and click” bling. Some folks I know have the Black heritage Bible with the kente cloth motif all over it. I call that Afrocentric bling."
"Is the black phenomenon of bling a parodic subversion of wealth and power or the expression of an aspiration to join the unequal scramble for fame and material success, if only through magical symbolisation rather than actuality in the experience of most would-be blingers of distinction?"

Etymology

From bling + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bling

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

blingers (plural)

Questions

What does blinger mean?: A person who makes an ostentatious display of wealth or style.
Where does blinger come from?: From bling + -er.

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