housebling

English

Etymology

From house +‎ bling.

Noun

housebling (uncountable)

  1. (slang, somewhat humorous, very rare) The extravagant or flashy decorating or embellishing of a house.
    • 2004 December 18, Pyromancer, “All I want for Christmas ...”, in uk.people.gothic‎[1] (Usenet):
      There's even a word for that now, "housebling".
    • 2005 December 8, Shiela S, “Very OT - does anyone know...”, in uk.rec.competitions‎[2] (Usenet):
      Find out more about this amazing housebling at wonderlandchristmas.com.
    • 2006 December 11, Dr. Barry Worthington, “"The phoney war on Christmas"”, in alt.fan.rush-limbaugh‎[3] (Usenet):
      The facts are as follows: in recent years, Vic Moszczynski's "annual charity light display" involved 20,000 lights, covering his home, and supplemented with large illuminated snowmen and amplifiers emitting Christmas songs into the street. (The term "housebling" started appearing on the web in 2004 to describe just such gaudy displays.)
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