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baller.

A kitchenware utensil for cutting ball-shaped pieces of foods.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɔːlɚ/
  1. A kitchenware utensil for cutting ball-shaped pieces of foods.

    fruit baller
  2. A person employed to divide molten metal into separate balls before it is hammered out.

  3. One who plays basketball (US) or association football (UK).

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

    slang
    Did you see that car? He’s such a baller.
  5. A person having sex.

    vulgar
  6. Ellipsis of baller band, a silicone rubber wristband, originating as a basketball sports wristband.

    Philippines · abbreviation · alt-of · colloquial · ellipsis
Where this word comes from

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

adj/ˈbɔːlɚ/
  1. Very cool, especially due to extravagance.

    slang
Where this word comes from

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

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