ballin'

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Meaning · English

Having an ostentatiously wealthy lifestyle.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

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'.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “ballin'” mean?

Having an ostentatiously wealthy lifestyle.

Is “ballin'” formal or informal?

ballin' is generally slang.