Meanings
b-boying1
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of b-boy
nounb-boying (uncountable)
- 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
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of B-boy
nounB-boying (uncountable)
- 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
Cite this entry
APA
b-boying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/b-boying
MLA
“b-boying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/b-boying. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “b-boying,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/b-boying.
Source: b-boying on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.