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

Young artists like the members of the Chilean boy band Q_ARE are fusing these elements with Latin music styles, Spanish and English lyrics and Chilean slang to pioneer a uniquely Latino pop subgenre. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

The South Korean boy band has one of the largest global fan bases, known as the ARMY. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Day two kicks off with a Gyeongbokgung Palace tour to understand the Korean folklore behind mythological creatures with parallels to the movie’s evil boy band, Saja Boys. — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026

Lollapalooza history was made this weekend when P-pop boy band SB19 became the first all-Filipino group to perform at the Chicago festival. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 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