ballin'

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ballin'

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

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Multicultural London English, not comparable, slang Having an ostentatiously wealthy lifestyle. 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'.

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"ballin'." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ballin'. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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ballin'. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ballin'

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"ballin'." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ballin'.

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@misc{ballin_2026,
  title = {ballin'},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ballin'},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}