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Ballio

Ballio, ōnis, m.,
  • the name of a worthless pimp in the Pseudolus of Plautus; hence, for designating any worthless man, Cic. Phil. 2, 6, 15; id. Rosc. Com. 7, 20.— Whence, Ballĭōnĭus, a, um, adj., of Ballio, Plaut. Ps. 4, 6, 2 (1064).

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