good ol' boy

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noun US informal

a man considered as being trustworthy and dependable because of his ordinary and down-to-earth background and upbringing
(as modifier)he was expected to bring some good-ol'-boy informality to the White House

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How to use good ol' boy in a sentence

As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.
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In the 90s, it kept gay men out of leadership roles in the Boy Scouts of America.
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The speaker conjures up centuries of collective sagacity, aligning oneself with an eternal, inarguable good.
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I think everybody would like to be handsome and good at karate.
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Petty, shade, and thirst are my favorite human “virtues” and the trifecta of any good series of “stories.”
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We resolved to do our best to merit the good opinion which we thus supposed them to entertain of us.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
A little boy of four was moved to passionate grief at the sight of a dead dog taken from a pond.
Children's Ways|James Sully
You see, I'd always thought of him as the boy whom Great-aunt Lucia described having seen.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
Poor Squinty ran and tried to hide under the straw, for he knew the boy was talking about him.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
And with some expressions of mutual good-will and interest, master and man separated.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens