Ballin'

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having an ostentatiously wealthy lifestyle. Multicultural-London-English, not-comparable, slang

    "Now this niggah home and gettin' it, rockin the new tinted-out Q45, new kicks and throwbacks every day, draped in jewels. The niggah was ballin'."

Example

More examples

"Now this niggah home and gettin' it, rockin the new tinted-out Q45, new kicks and throwbacks every day, draped in jewels. The niggah was ballin'."

Etymology

Pronunciation spelling of balling. From basketballing, from basketball (referring to the high pay of professional basketballers).

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