B-boyn.

Brit.

/ˈbiːbɔɪ/, U.S.

/ˈbiˌbɔɪ/

Forms: also with lower-case initial(s).

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: break n.¹, beat n.¹, boy n.¹

Etymology: Origin uncertain; probably < b- (in either break n.¹ or beat n.¹) + boy n.¹ Compare slightly earlier B-beat n. and slightly later breakdancing n. Perhaps compare also earlier B-girl n.The term is sometimes attributed to the Jamaican-born U.S. disc jockey ‘Kool Herc’ (Clive Campbell, b. 1955), whose technique of prolonging the instrumental breaks in records by mixing back and forth between two copies on twin turntables is said to have given rise to break-dancing in the late 1970s.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

Originally: a male break-dancer. Now more generally: a young man involved with hip-hop culture. Frequently attributive.

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1981 Village Voice (N.Y.) 22–8 Apr. 31 The heroes of these legends are the..B Boys, the Puerto Rican and black teenagers who invent and endlessly elaborate this exquisite, heady blend of dancing, acrobatics, and martial spectacle.

1982 N.Y. Rocker Jan. 26/1 Flash's audience, termed ‘B-boys’, were fans of break music.

1984 D. Toop Rap Attack viii. 115/1 The b-boy DJs and MCs were half-way between consumers and performers..and their response to packaged music was to violate it with cutting and rapping.

1993 Entertainm. Weekly 31 Dec. 33 But The Chronic's slow-sizzle funk..became the soundtrack for the baggy-panted, interracial B-boy scene.

1995 i-D Aug. 12 Breakdancing is back. But for many B-boys..this street culture of participation and competition simply never went away.

2001 Star 6 Jan. 86/2 This chameleon of style can change from leather-clad sex god to denim b-boy in just a flash of a camera.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	b-boy
释义	B-boyn. Brit. /ˈbiːbɔɪ/, U.S. /ˈbiˌbɔɪ/ Forms: also with lower-case initial(s). Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: break n.¹, beat n.¹, boy n.¹ Etymology: Origin uncertain; probably < b- (in either break n.¹ or beat n.¹) + boy n.¹ Compare slightly earlier B-beat n. and slightly later breakdancing n. Perhaps compare also earlier B-girl n.The term is sometimes attributed to the Jamaican-born U.S. disc jockey ‘Kool Herc’ (Clive Campbell, b. 1955), whose technique of prolonging the instrumental breaks in records by mixing back and forth between two copies on twin turntables is said to have given rise to break-dancing in the late 1970s. Originally and chiefly U.S. Originally: a male break-dancer. Now more generally: a young man involved with hip-hop culture. Frequently attributive. ΚΠ 1981 Village Voice (N.Y.) 22–8 Apr. 31 The heroes of these legends are the..B Boys, the Puerto Rican and black teenagers who invent and endlessly elaborate this exquisite, heady blend of dancing, acrobatics, and martial spectacle. 1982 N.Y. Rocker Jan. 26/1 Flash's audience, termed ‘B-boys’, were fans of break music. 1984 D. Toop Rap Attack viii. 115/1 The b-boy DJs and MCs were half-way between consumers and performers..and their response to packaged music was to violate it with cutting and rapping. 1993 Entertainm. Weekly 31 Dec. 33 But The Chronic's slow-sizzle funk..became the soundtrack for the baggy-panted, interracial B-boy scene. 1995 i-D Aug. 12 Breakdancing is back. But for many B-boys..this street culture of participation and competition simply never went away. 2001 Star 6 Jan. 86/2 This chameleon of style can change from leather-clad sex god to denim b-boy in just a flash of a camera. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1981
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