boy band

noun

: a small ensemble of males in their teens or twenties who play pop songs geared especially to a young female audience

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Donnie Wahlberg has a special keepsake from his '90s boy band days. Catherine Santino, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024 Performing choreography that harkened back to NSYNC's boy band style, Timberlake infused his own trademark sensuality and flirty flair into the routines. Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 13 Dec. 2024 British boy band The Wanted –which also includes Nathan Sykes, Jay McGuiness, Siva Kaneswaran and the late Tom Parker — went on indefinite hiatus in 2014. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024 The show, notably, was inspired by a TikTok movement where users touted the new evidence that suggested José Menendez had also molested a member of the 1980s boy band Menudo. Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for boy band 

Word History

First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of boy band was in 1985

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“Boy band.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boy%20band. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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