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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But Black Twitter, combined with the people I followed from the bar, my homeboys from around the way I convinced to join, and Eastside-Westside Baltimore Twitta, made my experience complete.
From Salon ● May 6, 2022
“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
“Me and my homeboys were joking in the running back room the other day, if you didn’t know the play, you could just run a swing last year,” Barlow said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2022
One of his homeboys who was back from college called up.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 4, 2019
“Anyway, I’m there to watch some of the homeboys play after the girls’ game,” Daddy says, looking at Momma.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
