b-boying

American  

[bee-boi-ing] / ˈbiˌbɔɪ ɪŋ /

noun

Informal.

1. a style of acrobatic dancing that combines intricate footwork with spinning and tumbling, usually to funk or hip-hop music.

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Etymology

Origin of b-boying

b-boy ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

The vocabulary is likewise not strikingly new: a blend of moves from house, b-boying and Campbell locking — the bouncy articulation of arms, elbows and fingers that point every which way.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2023

Eshwar Tiwari has been breaking - also called breakdancing or b-boying - since he was 14.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2022

India hip-hop insider DJ Sa, who spun for the b-boying contest, thought the Honey Singh to-do was a tempest in a chai pot and would ultimately blow over.

From Slate • Jan. 18, 2013

While we waited for him, a leggy Indian-Australian VH1 VJ hosted a b-boying contest.

From Slate • Jan. 18, 2013

Mr. Knechtges’s inspired choreography incorporates disco funk, b-boying, Dallas Cowgirls-style booty shaking and stylized Greek choric gestures, a hilarious specialty of Jason Tam as a left-wing blogger who falls for Lysistrata.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2011