boy band

noun

: a small ensemble of males in their teens or twenties who play pop songs geared especially to a young female audience

Examples of boy band in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The San Francisco company announced a multiyear partnership with Just Your Type, a five-member, pop boy band, as part of the launch of a clothing collection and a national mall tour in which the band will perform live. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Sykes joined the British-Irish boy band alongside members Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness and the late Tom Parker in 2009. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, on his own Disney World trip, Friedle had his own boy band experience, this time with LFO. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026

Other celebrities competing on Dancing with the Stars Season 35 include The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Tatyana Ali, Bachelor alum Tyler Cameron, former boy band member Taylor Hanson, actress Julia Stiles, and comedian and podcaster Connor Wood. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for boy band

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand