noun Internet Slang

flower boy

FLOW-er BOY · noun · slang

A pretty, softly styled, refined male idol.

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A male idol with delicate, pretty visuals and polished style — the soft, elegant end of the male-image spectrum.

“He's the classic flower boy with the group's beast members beside him.”
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flower boy In A Sentence

He's the classic flower boy with the group's beast members beside him.

Origin & Usage

Calque of Korean 꽃미남 (kkonminam), 'flower-pretty-man'.

People Also Ask

What is a 'flower boy' in K-pop?

It's a male idol with delicate, pretty visuals and a polished, refined style, sitting at the soft and elegant end of the male-image spectrum.

Where does the term 'flower boy' come from?

It's a translation of the Korean word 꽃미남 (kkonminam), literally 'flower-pretty-man'.

What's the opposite of a flower boy?

The counterpart is a 'beast idol', a more rugged, muscular, masculine male-idol image.

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