homeboy
a person from the same locality as oneself.
a close friend or fellow gang member.
Origin of homeboy
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How to use homeboy in a sentence
Until he went to Tilliedrum Jamie had been more a stay-at-home boy than most.
A Window in Thrums | J. M. BarrieA home boy succeeded in getting a patent on an improved table.
Treading the Narrow Way | R. E. BarrettWill, the oldest son, although he was twenty-eight, was the greatest "home boy" of them all.
Maria, I hate to have him in that comfortless hotel; he was always such a home boy.
Talbot's Angles | Amy E. BlanchardHe was well dressed and intelligent, and suggested to Ralph the average college or home boy.
Ralph on the Overland Express | Allen Chapman
British Dictionary definitions for homeboy
/ (ˈhəʊmˌbɔɪ) /
a close friend
a person from one's home town or neighbourhood
Origin of homeboy
1Derived forms of homeboy
- homegirl, fem n
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