Meanings
nounballer band (plural baller bands)
plural baller bands
- fashiona silicone rubber wristband (originating as a basketball sports wristband)
Maximo had supported the Duterte candidacy. He still wore the red-and-blue baller band with the president's name stamped in white. Maxio had voted for Duterte because Duterte was a strong man. […]
2023, Patricia Evangelista, Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country, New York: Penguin Random House LLC, →ISBN
Origin
From baller + band. Popularized by sports brands like Nike, Inc., particularly initially for basketball.
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APA
baller band. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baller%20band
MLA
“baller band.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baller%20band. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baller band,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baller%20band.
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