baller

American  

[baw-ler] / ˈbɔ lər /

noun

1. Slang. Also balla

   1. a successful person who has or earns a lot of money and lives a lavish, flashy, or extravagant lifestyle.

      I busted out my newly tailored suit and rolled in there like a baller, or at least I tried my best to.

      He’s a real baller now, upgrading from a bachelor pad to a penthouse.

   2. someone who is proficient at playing ball, especially basketball.

      She'll be taking her talents, as a baller and a student, to Davidson College this fall.

2. a tool that makes, scoops, or winds things into balls (used in combination).

   Using a melon baller, scoop out the inside of the apples, taking care to create a shell of even thickness.

   Just for kicks, they balled socks in a mechanical sock baller and shot them across the room.

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adjective

1. Slang. Also balla great or excellent, especially in a flashy or stylish way.

   I'd never been inside that club before, and the place is baller—it’s going to blow you away.

Etymology

Origin of baller

First recorded in 1580–90, ball ¹ ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. ) (in general sense “ball player”); in 1825–35 baller for def. 2, ball ¹ ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. ) (in sense “tool or scoop”); in 1985–90 baller for def. 1b, shortening of (basket)ball ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. ); in 1990–95 baller for def. 3, in adjective sense “great, excellent”; perhaps from ball ¹ ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. ), or from ball ² ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. ), the spelling balla representing an African-American Vernacular pronunciation

Example Sentences

YouTuber and Baller League manager Niko Omilana tells Newsbeat he believes the popularity of the league will only continue to grow.

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BBC Newsbeat went down to London's Copper Box Arena, where all Baller League UK games are played, to ask managers Niko Omilana and Sharmarke "Sharky" Mohamud how much graft they're all putting in.

From BBC

Baller League, which runs from 16 March to 25 May, holds matches every Monday, with a final on 7 June.

From BBC

Baller League's chief executive Felix Starck previously told BBC Sport the format was more popular with 16 to 28-year-olds than the Premier League.

From BBC

It's difficult to double-check this claim, but Baller League matches are broadcast simultaneously across Sky, Twitch and YouTube and don't require a subscription.

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