boy band

noun

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

Examples of boy band in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While the sitcom deal may have went away, his 2007 autobiography Out of Sync became a New York Times bestseller, competed on Dancing with the Stars, launched a podcast and eventually found his way back to his boy band roots. Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024 The Japan-debut single by the nine-member boy band assembled from the audition program BOYS PLANET jumps 47-3 after being released March 20, hitting No. 1 for sales with 516,721 copies sold in its first week. Billboard Japan, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for boy band 

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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 7 May. 2024.

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