boy band

See also: boyband

English

Noun

boy band (plural boy bands)

(music) A pop group whose members are all (usually attractive) young men.
Synonym: boy group

Coordinate terms: girl band, girl group

Usage notes

Sometimes used as a disparaging term for a mainstream pop group made up of young men, implying that the group members are successful on the basis of their looks and sex appeal rather than their musical ability.

Related terms

haircut band

Translations

pop group whose members are all young men

Chinese:
Mandarin: 男子組合／男子组合 (nánzǐ zǔhé)
Esperanto: knaba muzikgrupo
Finnish: poikabändi (fi)
French: boys band (fr) m
Georgian: ბოიბენდი (boibendi), ბიჭების მუსიკალური ჯგუფი (bič̣ebis musiḳaluri ǯgupi)
German: Boygroup f
Icelandic: strákasveitir
Italian: boy band (it) f
Japanese: ボーイ・バンド (bōi bando)
Korean: 보이 밴드 (boi baendeu)
Norman: dgaîngue dé garçons f
Polish: boysband (pl) m, boys band (pl) m
Russian: бойз-бенд (ru) m (bojz-bend)
Swedish: pojkband (sv) n, pojkgrupp (sv) c

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Vietnamese: ^{(please verify)} ban nhạc con trai (?)

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