Bring on the bling!

'Bling' is a new word that has quickly become widely understood and used in modern English. It can be both an adjective and a noun. 'Bling' originally described jewellery that attracted attention because it was big, expensive and flashy. If you wore a 'bling' watch, you wanted everybody to look at it and think you were rich.

The word was first used in the hip hop scene in the United States in the late 1990s. Its meaning has now expanded and can be applied to any object that looks or is flashy and expensive. Bring on the bling!

True bling

Which of these sentences are true and which are false?

1 'Bling' describes objects that look ordinary.

2 The word was first used in the United States.

3 'Bling' was first used in the late 19th century.