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General Slang
making it rain
MAY-king it RAYN · phrase · slang
Hitting long-range shots in bunches
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Sinking many long-distance shots in a row, as if raining threes.
“He was making it rain from deep in the third quarter.”
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making it rain In A Sentence
He was making it rain from deep in the third quarter.
Origin & Usage
Hip-hop slang 'make it rain' (throwing money), adapted for raining threes.
People Also Ask
What does making it rain mean in basketball?
It means hitting a flurry of long-range shots in a row, as though raining down threes.
Where does 'make it rain' come from?
It borrows from hip-hop slang for throwing money in the air, adapted to describe a barrage of made threes.
How is making it rain different from a heat check?
Making it rain describes a sustained hot streak of makes, while a heat check is a single tough shot to test that streak.
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