What is ball up?

A complete disaster.
Less profane form of 'fuck up'.

Sam threw a party for Jessica, but without beer it was an utter balls up.

ball up - video

Ball up - what is it?

In current usage, any disastrous situation. The balls referred to are NOT testicles. The term dates from the days of wooden sailing ships when the existence of a shipboard disaster, such as plague, lack of food or water, mutiny, etc. was communicated to the outside world by hoisting large-ish, brightly painted wooden balls up into the rigging. Balls of different colors represented different disasters and therefore served as either requests for assistance or warnings to stay clear.

Ed: What a complete Balls Up!
Ted: You said it.

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What does "ball up" mean?

A Toronto slang word for smoking marijuana

AJ: "Fam what's good tonight?"
Chris: "I'm chilling bro, you tryna ball up later? I got loud."
AJ: "Say no more my guy, I'll fly in 20."

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Ball up - what does it mean?

transitive verb
In basketball, to easily beat an opponent, typically by way of vastly superior skill.
Possibly derives from "show up" in the sense of embarrassing others via a display of superior ability.

Throw me the rock, dog, I'm 'onna ball this cat up right now.

Boy, LeBron would ball you up like nothin'.

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Ball up - meaning

1. to play basketball 2. to smoke weed

you tryna go ball up?
yea lets go ball up

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Ball up - definition

1. a command by which someone tricks another at looking in the direction of the hand in an "OK" sign, by which the perpetrator must clench their fist to allow the fooling party to strike it hard in a slapping motion.

2. a general expression used when circumstances differ greatly from expectations

1. OK sign in the air>

person #1: "BALL UP!!"
hold out hand in clenched fist to be slapped>

2. guy 1: "Man, I thought for sure I was gonna get some tonight, but all I did was drop $50 on her dinner."
guy 2: "Oh, ball up!"

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