Name provided for 20-
something, upper middle class, young professional or graduate student who also "balls". This is different from someone who is "preppy" or a "young
trendy professional" or "hipster" in that his or her appreciation for hip hop culture contributes to his or her overall personality, behavioral traits, and personal associations. There has been a rise in "White collar ballers" in recent years, as many students in the "
fraternity culture" have drifted from the "good ol boy" and "country music" loving ways of the past, to a greater appreciation not only for hip hop, but its culture, and contribution to the American Zeitgeist.
1. "I can't believe Senator John Cornyn's son showed up to a tailgate wearing a Hakeem Olajuwon throwback jersey"
"Dude, that's how he rolls. He's a White Collar Baller".
2. "I played golf with
Jason and Paul yesterday. After talking about the stock market,
politics, and wine, we debated who provided more in-depth sociopolitical observations,
Tupac,
Nas, or Dead Prez"
"You guys are white collar ballers"
3. "Professor Stengel, while I understand your admiration for the works of Yeats, Longfellow, and Wordsworth, I would have to argue that the greatest poets are Bob Dylan and Weezy".