bling-bling in the OED

[Michael Quinion]

Jesse Sheidlower wrote:

> > [category tag - Asinine] Oxford English Dictionary officially adds
> > "bling-bling" to its entries
>
> We did? Nice of someone to tell me about it.
>
> Damn reporters.

It was the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, new edition
just out, which has added "bling-bling". As we all know, there is
only one dictionary of English in existence, The Dictionary, which
hides under numerous aliases ... <g>

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