when something is given an upgrade from it's original status. Usually involving added diamonds, gold, platinum, silver, grillz which consist of these materials, etc.
Spinoff from the term white-washed. It means that you have been "black washed" meaning that you have the traits and characteristics of the average black person.
verb
To disengage socially and conversationally from oneโs companions while travelling. Typically the traveller who has blinkied becomes quiet, withdrawn and introspective, often as a consequence of stress of travelling or business engagements, or the prolonged intensity of contact with his or her travelling companions.
Etymology
Exact origins are unclear, but rumoured to include an obliquely relate to the Australian childrenโs cartoon koala, Blinky Bill. First common usage encountered in or around 2013.