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baller

baller

16 8.9
A person who is very successful and lives a flashy, expensive life
  • noun
  • /ˈbɔːlər/
  • Slang
translation icon : triunfador
  • Shout out to our baller friends, Charles Arrington Junior.
  • a big baller
  • a real baller
  • Baller Brand

You know, he's the big baller, baby, Big BD.

Examples

  • Are you gonna be throwing big elaborate baller parties?

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  • Hi, I just wanted to thank Linda and Richard- for welcoming our family into their beautiful, baller mansion!

  • - Yo, dude, your uncle is a baller!

  • Guess you raised a baller.

  • And you were talking to the waiter like a total baller.

  • I'm not a soldier, I'm a baller.

  • I strutted into Soho House, LA like the baller I am.

  • Kid is a baller.

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  • You're a baller, huh?

  • He is a true baller who always dresses in the latest fashion and drives luxurious cars.

Synonyms

dazzler
vsballer
1 4.5

A person or thing that stands out because it is very impressive

is flashy but centers on high skill and impressive success
smasher
vsballer
  • Archaic
1 6.5

A very big success, like a popular film

combines impressive success with a stylish, showy personal image
highflyer
vsballer
1 6.3

A person who is very successful and wants to achieve a lot

has flashy lifestyle emphasis as well as visible success
top-notcher
vsballer
  • Philippine
1 8.2

A person who is among the best in a field

is flashy and impressive but more about status than ranking

Antonyms

failure
  • Offensive
405 2.7

A person who does not succeed at things they try

How Impressive

star
1.1
baller
  • Slang
16 8.9
ace
65 4.5
standout
18 4.2
player
1.0

Surface Forms

baller singular
ballers plural

Morphology

baller = ball (opaque) = ball + er

The word is historically built from 'ball' + '-er', but the slang sense 'successful, stylish person' is a metaphorical extension that is not directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Baller comes from ball + -er, originally meaning 'someone who plays ball', especially basketball. Because top basketball players often show big skill, money, and style, the word moved into music and street talk to mean someone very successful and flashy, so baller now means a highly skilled, impressive person.