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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread bling bling #164406 12/18/2006 11:39 PM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand Hi all, Todays word 'Bling bling' also stems from the onomatopoeic rendition used in cartoons when denoting shining or sparkling ornaments. Much like 'KAPOW' & 'CRASH' are used to indicate sounds. my 2 cents worth. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted bling bling olly 12/18/2006 11:39 PM Re: bling bling Jackie 12/19/2006 11:41 PM Re: bling bling olly 12/21/2006 6:59 PM Re: bling bling Faldage 12/21/2006 11:20 PM Re: bling bling TEd Remington 12/22/2006 11:04 AM Re: bling bling wow 12/22/2006 11:43 AM Re: bling bling olly 01/15/2007 8:36 PM Re: bling bling Jackie 12/22/2006 1:54 AM Re: bling bling sjmaxq 01/15/2007 8:42 PM Re: bling bling olly 01/15/2007 8:52 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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