"blingy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-blingy.ogg [Australia] Forms: blingier [comparative], blingiest [superlative]
Etymology: bling + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bling|y}} bling + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} blingy (comparative blingier, superlative blingiest)
  1. (informal) Extravagantly showy; shiny, glittery. Tags: informal Derived forms: blinginess
    Sense id: en-blingy-en-adj-LFS-TIzY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Inflected forms

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