Billy Elliot

noun

A young male dancer, typically a ballet dancer.

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Meanings

nounBilly Elliot (plural Billy Elliots)

plural Billy Elliots

  1. A young male dancer, typically a ballet dancer.

Origin

After the eponymous protagonist of Billy Elliot, a 2000 British coming-of-age comedy-drama film about a working-class boy who discovers a passion for ballet.

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APA

Billy Elliot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Billy%20Elliot

MLA

“Billy Elliot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Billy%20Elliot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Billy Elliot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Billy%20Elliot.

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