homeboy
noun
a person from the same locality as oneself.
homeboys
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pluralof homeboy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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My homeboys would wear they sisters’ shirts and they sisters’ jeans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
I played that spot more than the employees, initially rolling solo, then bringing all the homeboys.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2023
“I just remember me and my homeboys getting in the car and going to down to Canal Street,” Mathieu said.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2022
When white hot-rodders were jacking up their cars to go fast, homeboys were dropping their rides low, and slowing things down — a quintessentially countercultural move if ever there was one.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2020
He, like me, was brought up to believe that you don’t rat on your homeboys.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
