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B-girl

B-girl

8.7
A woman who breakdances doing spins and flips to music
  • noun
  • /ˈbiːˌɡɜːrl/
  • Slang
translation icon : bailarina de breakdance
  • As a B-girl, she practiced power moves every day to perfect her routine.

Examples

  • The crew invited a renowned B-girl to headline the city’s breakdancing battle.

  • Several communities invited experienced B-girls to judge the youth dance competition.

  • The talented B-girl impressed everyone with her moves.

  • Many B-girls participated in the annual breakdancing competition.

  • She was excited to compete against other talented B-girls in the breakdancing tournament.

  • The B-girl wowed the audience with her incredible spins and acrobatic moves.

  • At the festival, several B-girls showcased their skills during an energetic dance-off.

Surface Forms

B-girl singular
B-girls plural

Morphology

B-girl = girl (semi-transparent) = B + girl

The 'girl' component is clear, but 'B' here is a cultural initialism (as in 'B-boy/B-girl' = breakdancer) that learners need specific cultural knowledge to interpret.

Etymology

B-girl in hip-hop comes from the B in B-boy, where the B stands for 'break', the short part of a song for dancing, so a B-girl is a woman who does breakdancing moves. That's why the word is used for female breakdancers in street dance culture.