B-boy
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.