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a swarthy, unkempt beard, named after Bob Balaban, the gentleman in Close Encounters of the Third Kind that does some stuff and helps some people.

Also can be used to name a person who sports a Balaban.

Also of note, one can be guilty of pulling a Balaban.
"Damn, was that a guinea pig that just fell out of his Balaban?"

"Hey Balaban, you got a guinea pig in your soup."
Balaban by Toastmaster Flash November 10, 2006
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pulled a Balaban 

performing an action that is moderately bum-like, in honor of the bearded gentleman in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Bob Balaban.
"I had a job interview and couldn't find the office building, so I stopped in a local parking lot and took a nap."

"Dude, you totally pulled a Balaban."
pulled a Balaban by Toastmaster Flash December 27, 2006

Bob Balaban

1.) A diminutive character actor known for playing awkward intellectuals in stylish glasses, especially in the films of indie auteurs such as Christopher Guest, Wes Anderson, etc.

2) The act of placing a dildo into a freezer to chill it, covering it in a butterscotch-flavored condom and slurping away on it like a popsicle while you watch TV, especially after feeling un- or under appreciated by the average American cinema goer.
Steve: You trying to hit the club tonight?

Charles: When the only outlet that understands me is the New Yorker? Fuck that. Ima Bob Balaban tonight.
Bob Balaban by TheBobBalaban March 3, 2022

Gherghina Balaban 

The most beautiful, charming and wise older female out there, she will brighten your day with her motivational gaze and insta posts, god I wish I could get a piece of that
“Did you see Gherghina Balaban new post? Looking fine as hell”
“I wish she would let me get a piece of that”

ballbanger

A person who loves to bang another individuals testicles.
Dammit, Jacob Mackenzie! Quit being a penis twirling ballbanger!
ballbanger by Elle Stephary September 8, 2007

ballbañero 

The act of applying habañero hot sauce to one's scrotum (usually amongst friends) in order to gain unlimited man points. Usually combated by dunking one's scrotum into a cup of milk when the pain becomes too unbearable.
At the party last night, Fred pulled off a ballbañero for two hours before giving in to the cow juice.
ballbañero by nothisispatrick August 29, 2010
A white child more than likely of anglo-european descent who can most often be found pretending to be from the continent of Africa.
baraban by Leet April 20, 2003
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This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
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