What Does 'Lowball' Mean?

[ SLANG ][ RESELLER INTERNET ][ DEGEN ECONOMY ]

FORCE: Degen EconomyUNIVERSE: Reseller InternetCLUSTER: Marketplace Selling

An offer far below a listed item's asking price, made either as a genuine negotiation tactic or as an obviously disrespectful test of a seller's patience.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"Got a lowball for a third of the asking price within two minutes of posting."

LORE & ORIGIN

Long-standing negotiation slang, now core vocabulary of resale-platform culture where lowball offers are common enough to have their own shared etiquette and complaints.

FIRST SEEN

2010

PEAK POPULARITY

2026 (Reselling)

CURRENT STATUS

Mainstream Slang

Related To:Reseller Tax

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AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+2 AURA

TREND STATUS

↑ HIGH RISING FAST · MODERATE

CULTURE CATEGORY

[ SLANG ][ RESELLER INTERNET ][ DEGEN ECONOMY ]

RELATED TERMS

Reseller Tax

MENTIONS OVER TIME

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TOP PLATFORMS

TikTok

52%

YouTube

20%

Twitter / X

14%

Others

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