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Baller

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang
Added Aug 10, 2025 · 3 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

Baller definition 1

ባለር/ሀብታም (Baller/rich)

"He's a baller (He's a baller)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Baller definition 2

Ki baller la (He's a baller/good player)

"Ballers yi Gambia dañu baax (The Gambian ballers are good)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Baller definition 3

Rich person/Big spender (Wealthy)

"He's a real baller now! (He's really wealthy now!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

Word Details

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🇪🇹 Ethiopia
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3 community definitions
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Baller 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Wahid andu gurush (Someone with money)

"Huwa baller haqiqi (He's a real baller)"
Baller 🇱🇷 Liberia

Rich person/Big spender (Wealthy)

"He's a real baller now! (He's really wealthy now!)"

🇪🇹 About Ethiopia Slang

Ethiopian slang spans Amharic, Oromo, and Tigrinya, with Addis Abeba youth culture driving a mix of traditional expressions and modern street language.

KASINARY has 1778 Ethiopia slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Baller" Across Africa

This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Baller 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Wahid andu gurush (Someone with money)
Baller 🇱🇷 Liberia

Rich person/Big spender (Wealthy)
Baller 🇬🇲 Gambia

Ki baller la (He's a baller/good player)

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