Baller
someone with exceptional skills at whatever they do. Apparent Meaning: someone that is awesome at playing basketball Type of Word formation: Clipping (Ballplayer) Reason used: describe More…
baller
1: One who was once a poor thug, but has recently achieved great wealth. 2: A street-basketball player who has achieved wealth by making it into the professional basketball league. 3: Any More…
baller 1
(derivation) one who plays a sport involving a ball, specifically basketball =Turned ball into baller. Needed a concise and simple term to refer to a basketball player. Usually used to not More…
baller(1)
(Noun) Baller refers to a person that has made it large and now living in luxury. Can also be a person that is avidly fond of basketball. Originally referred to basketball players that made More…
Balletic
An adagio movement similar to a traditional ballet in terms of grace and tone. I first used this word to describe to my girlfriend the type of piece that I wish I could dance in Rice Dance More…
Ballin'
To be of baller status; synonym for something that is cool. =adjective Etymology : Comes from basketball when someone makes a great play. =Chris: Hey, did you hear that class is More…
Ballin’
to act like a high-roller. Apparent Meaning: to act like a high-roller. Type of Word Formation: derived from “baller”: originally a synecdoche for a basketball player, then the More…
Ballinest
the best basketball player the speaker wanted to be silly or comical and use a word that would be used in the African American or hip hop community. =I shouldn't be the MVP, I should be More…
balling
Playing basketball This is yet another case of a verb suffix being added to a common noun to signify the action associated with that noun. In this case, there appears to have been some More…
Ballin’
(widening) having favorable conditions; in style or cool =The word ‘ballin’’ is a contracted form of the word ‘balling,’ which was derived from the noun ‘baller’ through the removal of the More…
balloonatics
Fans of the big balloons seen floating in the New York sky during Thanksgiving in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. The article described the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, an More…
Balloonicle
A self-powered balloon vehicle =Used to describe the giant balloons that populate parades and floats. The word “falloon” is also used to describe the float balloons that ride up and down More…
BALLOONISH
Feeling overfull after a big meal; having a stomach that is round and cannot take anymore food. Possible reason used: The user of the word used a metaphor to describe her feeling after More…
Balls
(Widening) An interjection expressing frustration or distaste. =As an interjection, the word ‘balls’ is used to show a person’s frustration or distaste at an occurrence, idea, or situation. More…
Balls Deep
to perform with great vigor, determination, and no restrictions =It is typically used in the context of sports or physical activity, especially as a call for motivation action. It obtained More…
Balls to the wall
to go all out, give it everything one has =The phrase was coined by pilots to mean they are accelerating. The throttle levers had round tops, and when they accelerated, the lever would More…
balumph
to tumble down a slope, fall gracelessly. My grandmother and her sisters coined this word to describe someone falling or tumbling in an embarassing manner. Just the sound of the word evokes More…
bam
Nice, in good condition, sophisticated. Bam is used the same way “tight” is used in American English. It is used mostly by teenagers to describe something that is “off the More…