boy band

noun

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

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In the 2023 Peacock series, former 1980s boy band Menudo member Roy Rosselló claimed that he was drugged and raped by José, who was the head of RCA Records at the time of his murder. Emily Blackwood, People.com, 14 May 2025 Another piece of evidence comes from Roy Rossello, a former member of the Latin boy band Menudo — which was signed under RCA during José Menendez's tenure. Rachel Treisman, NPR, 14 May 2025 Several of the seven singers who make up the South Korean boy band are still enlisted in the South Korean military, so the group cannot record new material as a whole just yet. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 Moreover, around the same time, a former member of the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo came forward to claim he was also abused by the Menendez patriarch, who had led RCA Records in the 1980s and signed the group to a $30 million deal. Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for boy band

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First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of boy band was in 1985

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“Boy band.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boy%20band. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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