homeboy
[ hohm-boi ]
nounSlang.
a person from the same locality as oneself.
a close friend or fellow gang member.
Origin of homeboy
1Words Nearby homeboy
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How to use homeboy in a sentence
He has been an urban homeboy and an American abroad, a Texas schoolboy legend and a college star.
Singer Ne-Yo told MTV that Brown is still his “homeboy at the end of the day.”
British Dictionary definitions for homeboy
homeboy
/ (ˈhəʊmˌbɔɪ) /
nounslang, mainly US
a close friend
a person from one's home town or neighbourhood
Origin of homeboy
1C20: US rap-music usage
Derived forms of homeboy
- homegirl, fem n
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