boy band

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noun

a trendy pop group of young male singers, each member typically cultivating an image so as to appeal to a preteen audience.

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Origin of boy band

First recorded in 1980–85

Words nearby boy band

boxwood, box wrench, boxy, boy, boyar, boy band, Boyce, boychik, boycott, Boyd, Boyd Orr

How to use boy band in a sentence

Timberlake, whose boy band ’NSYNC got an early break opening for Jackson, didn’t always show her the public respect she deserved.
The Strange Shortsightedness of Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson|Judy Berman|November 19, 2021|Time
It was the golden age of boy bands—ask me if I prefer NSYNC or Backstreet Boys and get ready to see a flawless recreation of Meryl Streep’s performance in Sophie’s Choice.
Why Is Everyone Freaking Out About ‘Blue’s Clues’ Host Steve?|Kevin Fallon|September 10, 2021|The Daily Beast
For a society reeling from an authoritarian crackdown against the backdrop of an ongoing pandemic, this may seem an odd time for a boy band to take a city by storm.
“Never give up:” A Hong Kong boy band has emerged as the voice of a city under crackdown|Mary Hui|May 31, 2021|Quartz
He quickly opted to go the idol group route instead, and it took nearly three years of trying out different combinations of members and styles for the boy band to finally emerge.
BTS, the band that changed K-pop, explained|Aja Romano|May 21, 2021|Vox

You don’t know boy bands until you’ve gotten into this Kenyan boy band.
Listen to Africa’s Singing Giants|Joshua Eferighe|October 2, 2020|Ozy
Well, be still your boy-band-loving heart, because 20 years later, your 14-year-old pop-culture dreams are coming true.
'Nick & Knight': Nick Carter and Jordan Knight Are Your New Boy Band Power Couple|Kevin Fallon|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now Carter and Knight are in their third iteration of a boy band, of sorts.
'Nick & Knight': Nick Carter and Jordan Knight Are Your New Boy Band Power Couple|Kevin Fallon|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In March, hip-hop group Bangtan Boys (BTS) covered a song called “T.O.P” by the Korean boy band Shinhwa.
Black K-Pop Fans Come Out of the Closet|Sterling Wong|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Consider a song like “Crayon” by G-Dragon, a member of the boy band Big Bang.
Black K-Pop Fans Come Out of the Closet|Sterling Wong|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The last great boy band of the early 2000s, O-Town, is back with Lines and Circles.
Not a Liquid Dream: O-Town's Back, Baby. But Where’s Ashley?|Melissa Leon|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for boy band

boy band

noun

an all-male vocal pop group created to appeal to a young audience

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012