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Are you sure eight ball is related? OED thinks "baller" comes from the wealth of sports figures: http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2012/06/ballin-for-real/

3131s on Jan 31, 2017 | [–]

I didn't mean to imply that. They're not related.

manicdee on Jan 31, 2017 | [–]

It sure ain't poor people like me snorting coke off a hooker's butt.

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