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boy band

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A pop group whose members are all (usually attractive) young men.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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Synonyms: boy group

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 男子組合 /男子组合 (nánzǐ zǔhé) — pop group whose members are all young men
  • Esperanto: knaba muzikgrupo — pop group whose members are all young men
  • Finnish: poikabändi — pop group whose members are all young men
  • French: boys band — pop group whose members are all young men
  • Georgian: ბოიბენდი (boibendi) — pop group whose members are all young men
  • Georgian: ბიჭების მუსიკალური ჯგუფი (bič̣ebis musiḳaluri ǯgupi) — pop group whose members are all young men
  • German: Boygroup — pop group whose members are all young men
  • Icelandic: strákasveitir — pop group whose members are all young men
  • Italian: boy band — pop group whose members are all young men
  • Japanese: ボーイ・バンド (bōi bando) — pop group whose members are all young men
  • Japanese: ボーイ・グループ (bōi gurūpu) — pop group whose members are all young men
  • Korean: 보이 밴드 (boi baendeu) — pop group whose members are all young men
  • Korean: 보이그룹 (boigeurup) — pop group whose members are all young men
  • Norman: dgaîngue dé garçons — pop group whose members are all young men
  • Polish: boysband — pop group whose members are all young men
  • Polish: boys band — pop group whose members are all young men
  • Russian: бойз-бенд (bojz-bend) — pop group whose members are all young men
  • Russian: бо̀й-бэ́нд (bòj-bɛ́nd) — pop group whose members are all young men
  • Spanish: banda de chicos — pop group whose members are all young men
  • Spanish: grupo musical juvenil masculino — pop group whose members are all young men
  • Swedish: pojkband — pop group whose members are all young men
  • Swedish: pojkgrupp — pop group whose members are all young men