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fuckboy
or fuck boy or fuckboi [fuhk boi]
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A fuckboyĚýľ±˛ő that guy … the one who doesn’t respect women but relies on them heavily. He’s distant, doesn’t care about other people’s time, and won’t commit. He’s self-absorbed, does stupid things, and fucks with others’ emotions.
Where does fuckboy come from?
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The earliest use of fuckboy was in the 2002 song “Boy Boy” by rapper Cam’ron. The song includes the lyrics “Oh this cat over front? Fuck boy, boy.” Here, Cam’ron lists the boy’s traits and then calls him some type of boy after it. For example, “Yo, where you from dog? Harlem boy, boy.” In his song, he uses fuckboy to mean a guy who is a weak loser, who sucks, who isn’t conventionally masculine, or who “ain’t shit.”
After “Boy Boy,” more songs started to use this term. In 2004, T.I. and DJ Drama released a song called “99 Problemz (But Lil’ Flip Ain’t One) Freestyle,” which featured the word. In 2008 and 2009, two new songs called “Fuckboy” were released by Othorized F.A.M and DJ Paul, respectively.
In late 2014, fuckboy took off. On September 14, Tumblr user rememberingsunday made a post detailing the traits of a fuckboy. These include “relies on his mom but doesn’t respect women,” and “askin’ for nudes when all u did was say hello.”
Then, on September 15, the hip-hop group Run the Jewels released “Oh My Darling Don’t Cry,” which features the lyrics “That fuckboy life about to be repealed / that fuckboy shit about to be repelled.”
Killer Mike explained that fuckboys can be easily identified because they are “always doing fuck shit. Just the dumbest, weirdest, lamest possible shit ever…You know, the cops pull you over and ask if anyone has marijuana in the car. That one friend who says, ‘Yes officer I do,’ he’s the fuckboy in that situation.”
But, fuckboy’s changed … kind of. Beginning in 2017, the definition of fuckboy evolved into someone who doesn’t respect women, a player who won’t commit, and someone who is basic in his clothing choices and personality. Maybe he’s also a misogynist.
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The term has even been borrowed into other languages including Swedish.
Fuckboi has also been floating around online since 2014. Fuckboi (or fuccboi) is not simply a stylized version of fuckboy, although some people do use it that way. Fuckboi has a specific meaning related to fashion. He is someone who wears high-end clothing and wishes to be associated with fashion culture, without actually being a part of that culture. This is a guy who buys articles of clothing just for the logo.
There’s also the prison usage of fuckboy, which is sexual in nature.
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