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Baller

//ˈbɔːlɚ// adj, name, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Very cool, especially due to extravagance. slang

    "All you baller playa's got some insecurities too / That you could cover up, bling it up, cash in and cha-ching it up"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.
Noun
  1. 1
    A kitchenware utensil for cutting ball-shaped pieces of foods.

    "fruit baller"

  2. 2
    A person employed to divide molten metal into separate balls before it is hammered out.
  3. 3
    One who plays basketball (US) or association football (UK). slang

    "I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller."

  4. 4
    One who has swag and lives an extravagant lifestyle. slang

    "Did you see that car? He’s such a baller."

  5. 5
    A person having sex. vulgar
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  1. 6
    Ellipsis of baller band, a silicone rubber wristband, originating as a basketball sports wristband. Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis

Etymology

Etymology 1

From ball + -er. The sense referring to extravagance comes from NBA b-ballers being wealthy.

Etymology 2

From ball + -er. The sense referring to extravagance comes from NBA b-ballers being wealthy.

Etymology 3

A variant of the English surname Ball, with a suffix -er. Also borrowed from German Baller.

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