ballers
Flashy successful people
Ballers is the plural of baller, slang for someone who plays basketball or, more broadly, anyone who lives large—spending freely, dressing well, enjoying success: Look at those ballers in the VIP section.
The term emerged from hip-hop culture, where athletic and financial prowess overlap.
A baller has made it, and wants you to know.
Confident, boastful manner
- blingShowy expensive jewelry
- nightclubsEvening entertainment venues
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- partiesOrganized social gatherings
VIP · fashion · jets · yachts · mansions · celebrity · entourage · endorsements
Leak in drops
- hoopsCircular bands or rims
- alley-oopAerial pass-to-dunk play
- crossoverGenre-blending work or transition
- slam-dunkForceful overhead basket
three-pointer · layup · jumpshot · rebound · fastbreak · pick-and-roll · swish · block
Having abundant financial resources
- millionairesPeople worth seven figures
- opulentOstentatiously wealthy
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
contracts · sponsorships · fortune · estates · big-money · paid · cashed-up · moguls
Developing abilities through practice
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- speedRate of motion
- strengthPower to exert force
- agilityQuickness and ease
fitness · coordination · discipline · practice · teamwork · coach · league · tournament
swagger
Confident, boastful manner
- blingShowy expensive jewelry
- nightclubsEvening entertainment venues
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
parties · VIP · fashion · jets · yachts · mansions · celebrity · entourage · endorsements · jewelry
dribble
Leak in drops
- hoopsCircular bands or rims
- alley-oopAerial pass-to-dunk play
- crossoverGenre-blending work or transition
slam-dunk · three-pointer · layup · jumpshot · rebound · fastbreak · pick-and-roll · swish · block · steal
affluent
Having abundant financial resources
- millionairesPeople worth seven figures
- opulentOstentatiously wealthy
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
lavish · contracts · sponsorships · fortune · estates · big-money · paid · cashed-up · moguls · investments
training
Developing abilities through practice
agility · fitness · coordination · discipline · practice · teamwork · coach · league · tournament · championship
rivalry
Ongoing contest between opponents
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
- opponentOne who contends against
challenge · ambition · drive · tenacity · grit · clutch · dominance · winning · trash-talk · showdown
- basketballbasketball, rebound, dunk, basketball camps, dribble
ballersscrubs
Medical staff uniform
benchwarmers · benchwarmer · hacks · amateurs · busts
ballerscheapskates
Stingy people
tightwads · penny-pinchers · misers · scrooges · savers
- balled upFormed into lumps
- melon ballerSpherical fruit-scooping utensil
- balled outSternly criticized aloud