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Ballin’

/BALL-in/ Intermediate Updated October 10, 2025

Living in luxury, spending freely, or excelling impressively.

Example sentence

He’s been ballin’ since that big contract.

Similar words

living large

Details

  • Category: Lifestyle, Pop culture
  • Region: Global
  • First use: 1990s
  • Origin: Hip-hop slang; 1990s.

Notes

Common in sports and hip-hop lyrics.

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