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soulboy

soulboy noun: an adherent of any of a variety of British subcultures of the 1970s and 1980s that focused on soul or funk music and dancing, most notably the northern soul movement.

Noun

soulboy (plural soulboys)

  1. An adherent of any of a variety of British subcultures of the 1970s and 1980s that focused on soul or funk music and dancing, most notably the northern soul movement.
    • Paul Gorman: The soulboy emerged early- to mid-seventies. And he was one of the later outcrops of mod. Clothes-obsessed, dance music-obsessed, usually black music dance-obsessed.2012, Fred Perry Presents Subculture

Forms of soulboy

pluralsoulboys

Origin of soulboy

From soul + boy.

Questions about soulboy

What does soulboy mean?
Soulboy means an adherent of any of a variety of British subcultures of the 1970s and 1980s that focused on soul or funk music and dancing, most notably the northern soul movement.
What part of speech is soulboy?
Soulboy is a noun.
What is the plural of soulboy?
The plural of soulboy is soulboys.

Words near soulboy in the dictionary

  1. Soulagean
  2. Soulard
  3. Soulards
  4. soulbond
  5. soulbonds
  6. soulboy
  7. soulboys
  8. Soulbury
  9. Soulby
  10. soulcake
  11. soulcakes

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