"blingless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-blingless.ogg [Australia] Forms: more blingless [comparative], most blingless [superlative]
Etymology: From bling + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bling|less}} bling + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} blingless (comparative more blingless, superlative most blingless)
  1. (slang) Without bling. Tags: slang Synonyms: bling-less
    Sense id: en-blingless-en-adj-cu9LzCFD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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