a young male performer or fan of hip hop, rap, etc.
Origin of B-boy
from uncertain or unknown; perhaps b(reak dancer), b(eat), and the like + boyB-boy
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b-boy
noun
A man or boy who engages in b-boying.
Origin of b-boy
b- probably short for break ( from the danceable breaks in funk recordings from which turntablists make breakbeat music to which b-boying is done ) boyTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural B-boys)
- A male person who performs b-boying or breaking (commonly called breakdance); a breaker
- A male member of the hip-hop subculture
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