"B-boy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: B-boys [plural]
Etymology: Shortened from break + boy. Etymology templates: {{af|en|break|boy|id1=music|nocat=1}} break + boy Head templates: {{en-noun}} B-boy (plural B-boys)
  1. (slang) A male who performs b-boying or breaking, commonly called breakdance; a breaker. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Dance Synonyms: b-boy Coordinate_terms: B-girl Translations (Translations): бибо́й (bibój) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-B-boy-en-noun-diT~FGrX Disambiguation of Dance: 75 23 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 25 9 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 75 19 6 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 79 15 6 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 69 31
  2. (slang) A male member of the hip-hop subculture. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-B-boy-en-noun-HtlOZmNB Disambiguation of People: 43 57 0

Verb [English]

Forms: B-boys [present, singular, third-person], B-boying [participle, present], B-boyed [participle, past], B-boyed [past]
Etymology: Shortened from break + boy. Etymology templates: {{af|en|break|boy|id1=music|nocat=1}} break + boy Head templates: {{en-verb}} B-boy (third-person singular simple present B-boys, present participle B-boying, simple past and past participle B-boyed)
  1. (slang) To breakdance. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-B-boy-en-verb-Eevk31cP

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