Dead Boys
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Dead Boys were a pioneering American punk rock band from Cleveland, known for their raw sound and confrontational performances in the late 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dead Boys canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20033286 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Dead Boys Context triple: [CBGB, notableAssociatedAct, Dead Boys]
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A.
Nasty Boys
Nasty Boys were the dominant late-inning relief trio of the early-1990s Cincinnati Reds, famed for their power pitching and key role in the team’s 1990 World Series title.
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B.
The Boys Next Door
The Boys Next Door is a 1985 American television film adaptation of Tom Griffin’s play about four men with developmental disabilities living in a group home, featuring Mare Winningham in a prominent role.
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C.
The Boys Next Door
The Boys Next Door is a 1985 punk rock documentary film directed by Penelope Spheeris, focusing on the Los Angeles punk scene and its bands.
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D.
The Boys Next Door
The Boys Next Door was an Australian post-punk band that later became known as The Birthday Party, featuring Nick Cave and other members who would go on to influential alternative music careers.
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E.
Bastard Boys
Bastard Boys is an Australian television miniseries dramatizing the 1998 Australian waterfront dispute through the intertwined stories of key figures on both sides of the conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dead Boys Target entity description: Dead Boys were a pioneering American punk rock band from Cleveland, known for their raw sound and confrontational performances in the late 1970s.
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A.
Nasty Boys
Nasty Boys were the dominant late-inning relief trio of the early-1990s Cincinnati Reds, famed for their power pitching and key role in the team’s 1990 World Series title.
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B.
The Boys Next Door
The Boys Next Door is a 1985 American television film adaptation of Tom Griffin’s play about four men with developmental disabilities living in a group home, featuring Mare Winningham in a prominent role.
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C.
The Boys Next Door
The Boys Next Door is a 1985 punk rock documentary film directed by Penelope Spheeris, focusing on the Los Angeles punk scene and its bands.
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D.
The Boys Next Door
The Boys Next Door was an Australian post-punk band that later became known as The Birthday Party, featuring Nick Cave and other members who would go on to influential alternative music careers.
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E.
Bastard Boys
Bastard Boys is an Australian television miniseries dramatizing the 1998 Australian waterfront dispute through the intertwined stories of key figures on both sides of the conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.