Bling-Bling, Richistan .... who coins these terms?

[LUNN]

I have noticed the slang term bling-bling is increasingly since the passed few years, did it always exist or came about just a few years ago? I have been using the net for almost a decade and have been glued to the TV for teh same amount of time never heard this term in the 90's or even till a five years ago.

What about Richistan? for world of the rich and famous and powerful, is this new? heard it for the first time on CNBC yesterday.

[RobinB]

There are over two million words in the English language - as if we needed more ! Tech words would contribute to the increase in "new words" for obvious reasons - think of the IT industry.

As for "bling" -

"bling" Noun. Abb. form of 'bling bling'.

"bling bling" Noun. 1. Jewellery. There's been much speculation as to its origins, including amongst those suggestions put forward are the following:
· From either the sound of jewellery knocking against jewellery.
· The sound of cash registers when a sale is made.
· The written sound in cartoons when light catches and reflects off jewellery.
What does appear to be acknowledged is that the expression was popularized by U.S. rapper B.G. (aka Baby Gangsta) in 1999. [Orig. Black U.S.]
2. Obvious and appealing wealth, by extension of meaning 1.

"bling up" Verb. To make showy and visually ostentatious. E.g."I blinged up my car so that I'd get some female attention."

[Airbus_A320]

"bling up" Verb. To make showy and visually ostentatious. E.g."I blinged up my car so that I'd get some female attention."

haha, that reminds me of a few months ago when I saw this guy driving around in a beat up POS minivan, but he had gold on the wipers

[RobinB]

... but he had gold on the wipers

but still no "female attention" !!

[avro_arrow_25206]

haha, that reminds me of a few months ago when I saw this guy driving around in a beat up POS minivan, but he had gold on the wipers

and then there's a guy who put spinners on his Chevrolet Aveo

[RobinB]

and then there's a guy who put spinners on his Chevrolet Aveo

but still no "female attention" !!