Sigh. "Bling Bling" is now an official word.

Really.

So what’s next? Shall we add gangsta?

Word to tha mutha!

Fo shizzle.

Aight!

Prithee, my Goodfellow, what ailest thou?

(I find it scary that the originator thinks he could have trademarked it)

As many other people on this board like to point out, putting a word in a dictionary does NOT make it an “official” word. A dictionary is just a guide to popular usage.

OK, Marley, I’ll bite.

How does a word become official, then?

When you o-fficial the shizzle, my nizzle. Da-yum!

Uh, and the problem is what exactly? People use it, it communicates something, therefore it’s a word. I’m sorry, should we all ask you for your approval before we deem something a word? Please.

Somebody correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think words become official or unofficial. There are words, and I imagine bling bling would be one, that aren’t considered ‘standard English,’ but there’s no “Official Guide to Words That Are Real English” lying around that I’m aware of. The OED is probably the closest thing since it’s so expansive, but again, usage is the issue there.

I’m so out of the loop that when I first heard someone discussing “blings” I had to ask him what he was talking about!!!

East-Siiiiiiiiiide in da hizzouse!

–IDB

You got me straight trippin’, Boo!

If you read the article, you’ll see that the OED is drafting an entry for “bling bling.”

Bling blech!

C’mon dawg, dis ain’t so bad

Time to update your linguistic toolset.

Until I read that article on fark, I had never heard of this word.

Personally, it sucks.

Professionally, if I heard someone use it, I would think they were an idiot.

It just sounds stupid.

Heh. Snoop Doggin the front page

Hey hey! Cash Money in the dictionary!

Why? I personally am not a big fan of the phrase, but, c’mon, it adds to the color of the English language. I’m sorry, but I enjoy, really enjoy the introduction of colorful new vocabulary into the popular lexicon. Listen, I know my grammar, I know my stylebooks, and I know what the heck it is people call “proper English.” But in my humble opinion, the beauty of our language is enhanced by such urban neologisms. What a boring friggin’ language we would have if everyone talked like grammar textbooks.