boy band

American  

Or boyband

noun

• boy bands
  plural

1. 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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boy band British  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• boy bands
  plural

Etymology

Origin of boy band

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

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boy band

Madonna, Shakira and K-pop boy band BTS will co-headline the Super Bowl-style half-time show at this summer's World Cup final.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

He explained that although his sense of “normalcy” was taken away from him following the end of the boy band, he knew he couldn’t let it take over his life.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026

Widely lauded as the biggest boy band in the world, BTS went on hiatus in 2022 so the group's seven members could serve compulsory stints in the South Korean military.

From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026

Harry Styles is no stranger to “Saturday Night Live,” having performed multiple times with his former boy band One Direction and more recently as a solo artist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026

“We just want to thank you for gettin’ us here safe —” T. Woodland, known as “the cute one” in The Corporations seventh-grade boy band, Boyz Will B Boyz.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray