B-boy

b-boy English Alternative forms en Bboy B-Boy BBoy b-boy bboy Etymology Shortened from en break boy music 1. Noun en slang A male who performs b-boying or breaking, commonly called breakdance; a breaker. en slang A male member of the hip-hop subculture. Coordinate terms en B-girl Translations Russian: ru бибо́й m Verb en slang To breakdance. en 2017 Tom Perchard From Soul to Hip Hop Routledge 9781351566230 517 https://books.google.com/books?id=hS8rDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA517&dq=%22B-boyed%22&hl=&cd=3&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22B-boyed%22&f=false By dancing to “Apache” or “It's Just Begun,” any contemporary breaker is arguing that communal values are shared by anyone who has b-boyed over the last three decades. Usage notes The verb is not considered gender-specific within the community; it is also the preferred term for the activity.2017 Tom Perchard From Soul to Hip Hop Routledge 9781351566230 517 https://books.google.com/books?id=hS8rDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA517&dq=%22B-boyed%22&hl=&cd=3&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22B-boyed%22&f=false Although the noun “b-girl” is used for female breakers, the verb “b-boying” is considered non-gender-specific within the community; hence b-girls often refer to what they're doing as “b-boying.” References Anagrams en bboy BYOB obby en Dance People