b-boying

noun

Breakdancing.

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Meanings

b-boying1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of b-boy
nounb-boying (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountabledanceBreakdancing.

    In b-boying culture, a group of b-boys or b-girls who dance and battle together are referred to as a crew.

    2016, Sophy Smith, Hip-Hop Turntablism, Creativity and Collaboration, Routledge, →ISBN, page 10

B-boying2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of B-boy
nounB-boying (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of b-boying.

    Even though B-Boying wasn't as popular in the late 1970's, there were still a lot of kids around New York City doing it.

    2013, Lamont Clark, B-Boys: A Children's Guide to Hip Hop, 70 West Press

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
breakdancing
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APA

b-boying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/b-boying

MLA

“b-boying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/b-boying. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “b-boying,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/b-boying.

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