Meaning
Dancehall slang for a gun or firearm — one of the many coded, playful-sounding words the music spins for a weapon, alongside terms like 'matic' and 'strap'. The soft, almost childish sound of 'blimblim' sits in pointed contrast to the deadly thing it names, a trick of gun-tune lyrics that dress violence in catchy, disarming language. It belongs to the harder side of dancehall, and the gun talk it is part of draws as much criticism as it does celebration.
Examples
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Di deejay a chat bout blimblim inna him lyrics.
The deejay is talking about guns in his lyrics.
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Nuh badda wid no blimblim business.
Don't get involved with any gun business.
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A pure violence dat blimblim talk bring.
That gun talk brings pure violence.
Origin
An onomatopoeic dancehall coinage, part of a large coded vocabulary for firearms in the music.
How it’s used
Belongs to dancehall's 'gun tune' vocabulary. Understood as slang for a weapon; the surrounding violence is often criticised as well as glorified.