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Thread: What's a baller?

  1. #1
    rampgirl-top
    Moving this weekend and have to know the answer before I leave!
    Photochick and I are both curious.

  2. #2
    WYRD
    kilrtoy is a baller

  3. #3
    Jbb
    Havasu Hangin............

  4. #4
    SHOTKALLIN
    Baller
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    A baller is a slang term, of American origin, for someone who has "made it to the big time", or a person who lives a flashy luxurious lifestyle. It may have originated from the analogy of inner city amateur athletes successfully reaching the professional leagues of baseball, basketball or football. It also could have originated from the drug trade, often dubbed "the dope game." Drug dealers who sold large amounts and made lots of money would sell one-eighth of an ounce of dope, also known as an eightball to lesser dealers. Baller is now commonly used to refer to a posh thug, pimp or gangster, or one who imitates this lifestyle.
    Ballers spend vast amounts of money on such things as champagne, fine dining, poolside cabanas, clubbing, jewelry, expensive cars, clothing, high-stakes poker and other forms of gambling. It is usually used to refer to men; they are portrayed as sharply-dressed, with beautiful women and rich taste.
    Baller is used as both a noun and an adjective. Colloquially, it is often replaced with hella b, short for hella baller, and frequently abbreviated to "balla" due to its pronunciation. It is usually a compliment, and has taken on a meaning similar to cool. It is also used sarcastically to refer to something that is humorously appealing or to poke fun at gangsta slang.
    Baller may also be used to refer to any other talented athlete. It may also be used to refer to someone who deals a wide variety of drugs, or anyone that has gained a great deal of money through other activities idolized by inner-city youth.
    The term "Young Professional Baller" -- commonly abbreviated as "Young Pro Baller" -- is an extension which shares the etymology of "baller." It has arisen, however, to describe those adhering to the "baller" lifestyle outside of rap culture. Young Pro Ballers are generally post-graduate young males between the ages of 23 and 29 who, while pursuing professional careers, live a life of extravagance in major U.S. urban settings. Elements of a Young Pro Baller lifestyle include, but are not limited to, excessive spending on alcohol, clothing, gambling, women, enormous televisions and cars. Much of the financing for this lifestyle is derived from large credit lines established by major banks and credit card companies.

  5. #5
    rampgirl-top
    kilrtoy is a baller
    Havasu Hangin............
    Thanks Guess I will prolly not ever be a baller...since I'm headed east this weekend.

  6. #6
    SHOTKALLIN
    did someone call you a baller? where are you moving to?

  7. #7
    Mrs.Racer277
    1. someone who has a lot of money. ("He's a baller.")

  8. #8
    dumbandyoung

  9. #9
    rampgirl-top
    Baller
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    A baller is a slang term, of American origin, for someone who has "made it to the big time", or a person who lives a flashy luxurious lifestyle. It may have originated from the analogy of inner city amateur athletes successfully reaching the professional leagues of baseball, basketball or football. It also could have originated from the drug trade, often dubbed "the dope game." Drug dealers who sold large amounts and made lots of money would sell one-eighth of an ounce of dope, also known as an eightball to lesser dealers. Baller is now commonly used to refer to a posh thug, pimp or gangster, or one who imitates this lifestyle.
    Ballers spend vast amounts of money on such things as champagne, fine dining, poolside cabanas, clubbing, jewelry, expensive cars, clothing, high-stakes poker and other forms of gambling. It is usually used to refer to men; they are portrayed as sharply-dressed, with beautiful women and rich taste.
    Baller is used as both a noun and an adjective. Colloquially, it is often replaced with hella b, short for hella baller, and frequently abbreviated to "balla" due to its pronunciation. It is usually a compliment, and has taken on a meaning similar to cool. It is also used sarcastically to refer to something that is humorously appealing or to poke fun at gangsta slang.
    Baller may also be used to refer to any other talented athlete. It may also be used to refer to someone who deals a wide variety of drugs, or anyone that has gained a great deal of money through other activities idolized by inner-city youth.
    The term "Young Professional Baller" -- commonly abbreviated as "Young Pro Baller" -- is an extension which shares the etymology of "baller." It has arisen, however, to describe those adhering to the "baller" lifestyle outside of rap culture. Young Pro Ballers are generally post-graduate young males between the ages of 23 and 29 who, while pursuing professional careers, live a life of extravagance in major U.S. urban settings. Elements of a Young Pro Baller lifestyle include, but are not limited to, excessive spending on alcohol, clothing, gambling, women, enormous televisions and cars. Much of the financing for this lifestyle is derived from large credit lines established by major banks and credit card companies.
    And to think I thought it was someone who gives head??

  10. #10
    WYRD
    1. someone who has a lot of money. ("He's a baller.")
    I have alot of checks, does that count

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