B-boy
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See also: b-boy
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
- (slang) A male who performs b-boying or breaking, commonly called breakdance; a breaker.
- (slang) A male member of the hip-hop subculture.
Coordinate terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Verb[edit]
B-boy (third-person singular simple present B-boys, present participle B-boying, simple past and past participle B-boyed)
- (slang) To breakdance.
Usage notes[edit]
The verb is not considered gender-specific within the community; it is also the preferred term for the activity.[1]
References[edit]
- “B-boy”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.