Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

b-boy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.95 in modern English

Syllables: b-boy
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A male who performs b-boying or breaking, commonly called breakdance; a breaker.

Slang

noun

A male member of the hip-hop subculture.

Slang

verb

Slang

noun

Alternative letter-case form of B-boy.

verb

Alternative letter-case form of B-boy.

Example Sentences

"By dancing to “Apache” or “It's Just Begun,” any contemporary breaker is arguing that communal values are shared by anyone who has b-boyed over the last three decades."

Etymology

Shortened from break + boy.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

B-boys (plural) Bboy (alternative) B-boys (present, singular) B-boying (participle, present) B-boyed (participle, past) B-boyed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

B-girl

Questions

What does b-boy mean?: A male who performs b-boying or breaking, commonly called breakdance; a breaker.
Where does b-boy come from?: Shortened from break + boy.

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