I hear canadians saying that "I'm balling" for " I'm crying hard" is it me for not knowing the term but i never heard of it in the US before? Do americans say that term apart from Canadians?
2007-10-26 00:06:43 · 7 answers · asked by shinnosuke 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
i saw it written like "balling" but now that i see it written w/ a 'W' like that now I RECOGNIZE iT! haha
2007-10-26 00:18:24 · update #1
You will occasionally hear the word used in the US. BTW, it's "bawling", as in "He's bawling like a baby over his wrecked Ferrari."
2007-10-26 00:16:22 · answer #1 · answered by ~RedBird~ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you mean 'bawling', and Americans use the term. 'Balling' is a word I remember from junior high school, when Xaviera Hollander's books were so popular with the teaching staff that they held seminars and passed around dog-eared copies to the sincere seekers among us. Good grief. And people complain that things are deteriorating.
2007-10-26 07:21:46 · answer #2 · answered by hindisikhnewaalaa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To form into a ball = Balling
2007-10-26 07:14:29 · answer #3 · answered by cheylavon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Balling : To form into a ball.
2007-10-26 07:24:27 · answer #4 · answered by Rain 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard Americans say it, but it's not so popular. Usually they say "she's crying her eyes out", but I have heard my Aunt say it when I asked to talk to my cousin; she said "she's in her room balling again" (because her boyfriend broke up with her), so it is used, but not so often in the USA.
2007-10-26 07:16:28 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you mean bawling, not balling. To Bawl is to cry. Obviously you are familiar with the other balling. (rap?)
2007-10-26 07:15:33 · answer #6 · answered by j s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
back in the 60's, balling meant having sex, usually casual sex..(everybody sing!) "Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end..."
2007-10-26 07:16:36 · answer #7 · answered by mrjones502003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋