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 pay-TV provider plucked the Cubs shortstop, Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Dustin May to star in its latest commercial as a bald boy band to promote its satellite-free streaming platform. —Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025

Snow Man unleashed its catalog on digital platforms during the chart week (April 7) and six tracks by the popular boy band have charted. —Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2025

In a clip teasing the new season, the gang volunteers at the fictional Philly elementary school, stealing kids’ brownies and auditioning them for a potential boy band. —Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025

Before the elimination, the show also debuted a hilarious fake poster for Masked Singer’s resident boy band, which apparently consists of Thicke, Jeong, Cannon, and frequent guest star Joel McHale, all of whom resembled a bunch of bananas in rubber yellow separates in the pic. —Lauren Huff, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025

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