What does Basketball mean?

Hoop game/B-ball (Basketball) For example: "Basketball popular with the youth! (Basketball is popular with the youth!)"

Where does the slang word Basketball come from?

Basketball is a slang term from Liberia. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Liberia and across Africa.

Basketball

🇱🇷 Liberia Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Hoop game/B-ball (Basketball)

"Basketball popular with the youth! (Basketball is popular with the youth!)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇱🇷 Liberia
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Basketball 🇺🇬 Uganda

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🇱🇷 About Liberia Slang

Liberia slang captures the everyday language, street expressions, and cultural vocabulary of its people.

KASINARY has 1503 Liberia slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Basketball" Across Africa

This word is also used in 4 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Basketball 🇺🇬 Uganda

Basketball (Basketball)

Basketball 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Basket (Basketball)

Basketball 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ቅርጫት ኳስ/ቅርጫት ኳስ (Kirchat kwas) - basketball

Basketball 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Umupira wa basket (Basketball)

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