bling-bling in the OED
Jesse Sheidlower
jester at PANIX.COM
Thu May 1 14:05:17 UTC 2003
On Thu, May 01, 2003 at 09:58:47AM -0400, Baker, John wrote:
> Fark's name is a euphemism for fuck. This may perhaps give some hint of the level of discourse on its discussion boards.
>
> One poster did suggest an interesting possibility as to the origin of the term:
>
> >>always thought it came from meaning BMW in jamaica..
>
> http://www.jamaicans.com/speakja/glossary.htm#b
That list is mis-formatted; "bling-bling" is translated as
"jewellery, diamonds, shiny". The meaning "BMW" should be
associated with "bimmer", several lines above "bling-bling".
Under "bimmer" is "bizniz", which is translated as "business"
if you look at the correct line.
Jesse Sheidlower
OED
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