Bling Bling

As hip as I am, I have been hearing this phrase “bling bling” for months now, without knowing what it meant. I guess I’m one suburban line-dancing whitey who is too afraid to discuss this topic with his more up-to-date friends, out of a fear that I would look, well, like a suburban line-dancing whitey. So finally I had to look it up at UrbanDictionary.com. Much to my surprise, this phrase had nothing to do with sex. Among the many definitions of “bling bling” are:

1) A style of flashy attire, usually chains, worn by those pretending to be gangsters of some sort in an attempt to be the largest and flashiest looking. (I did not know that!)
2) A panda bear from China (now that I can believe!)

Yo, that’s whack!