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  • According to the user generated Urban Dictionary, “eco-bling” is an object that is eco-friendly while maintaining a certain sense of “bling,” such as fabulous packaging or trendy exterior design.

    blog – syllable studio 2009

  • I would love to think that those sporting “eco-bling” in the form of jewelry, t-shirt, car, etc., truly live an eco-friendly life and are not using this object to follow a brief green trend.

    blog – syllable studio 2009

  • Even slanguage is malleable, as “bling” has now been molded into the new word “eco-bling” (the more specific piece of slanguage that my fellow blogger wanted me to address).

    blog – syllable studio 2009

  • I have to wonder if “eco-bling” representsproducts that those use to merely indicate that they are eco-friendly, just as “bling” makes reference to those that are ostentatious.

    blog – syllable studio 2009

  • Hopefully “eco-bling” becomes a staple in slanguage and does experience a one-hit wonder word moment.

    blog – syllable studio 2009

  • Spend £400 in a branch of Greggs - which will get you approx 100 steak bakes, 200 sausage rolls, 100 scotch pies and 100 doughnuts, plus a couple of cheese savoury sandwiches for the eco-bling types - then: 


    Pigs at the Trough? 2009

  • Spend £400 in a branch of Greggs - which will get you approx 100 steak bakes, 200 sausage rolls, 100 scotch pies and 100 doughnuts, plus a couple of cheese savoury sandwiches for the eco-bling types - then: 


    John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009

  • CHETRY: It could be the neighborhood fight of the future, as one man's wind turbine really to benefit the environment, or is it just eco-bling?

    CNN Transcript Oct 22, 2007 2007

  • The Prince of Wales explains why he has rejected 'eco-bling' and created his latest project, the Natural House

    WalesOnline - Home 2011

  • In an eco-bling scenario, green efforts cost more to install than the energy and money they are meant to save.

    The Times of India 2010

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  • "Ineffective green technology, particular equipment added on to an existing building that does little to reduce the building's use of natural resources." --Word Spy

    January 29, 2010