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BNC: 49810 COCA: 23655

homeboy

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
homeboy /ˈhoʊmˌboɪ/ noun
plural homeboys
homeboy
/ˈhoʊmˌboɪ/
noun
plural homeboys
Learner's definition of HOMEBOY
[count] US slang
: a boy or man from your own neighborhood or hometown男同乡
: a member of your gang伙伴;同伙
called also homey
BNC: 49810 COCA: 23655

homeboy

noun

home·​boy ˈhōm-ˌbȯi How to pronounce homeboy (audio)
1
slang : a boy or man from one's neighborhood, hometown, or region
broadly : a male friend
2
slang
a
: a boy or man who is a member of one's peer group
b
: a member of one's gang
3
slang : an inner-city youth

Example Sentences

He dedicated his win to his homeboys back home. He was hanging out with his homeboys.
Recent Examples on the Web As the roster stands, Cassidy would have the opportunity to work with Boston homeboy Jack Eichel as his No. 1 center. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2022 For example, Eddie Jacobson, the son of a Jewish shoemaker, only lobbied Harry Truman, his Missouri homeboy, once: when the president was wrestling with what to do about the dilemma of Palestine. David Holahan, USA TODAY, 4 July 2021 An actor, comedian and former college football player from Atlanta, Banks has built a big following on social media with funny videos about little daily dramas, from being flush with stimulus money to being pursued by his homeboy’s girl. Jim Kiest And Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Apr. 2021 Little bit of @michaelmuller7, little bit of @gilmoregirls homeboy love! Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour, 7 Apr. 2021 All of which added some context, and a bit of nostalgia, for Kuraly when homeboy Jack Roslovic, part of the blockbuster Patrik Laine deal that sent Pierre-Luc Dubois to the Jets, recently suited up for the Blue Jackets. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2021 McCarthy hired his homeboy, Nolan, to implement a complicated scheme that required a significant personnel change during a pandemic. Dallas News, 22 Oct. 2020 The pair’s proximity to skid row in the heyday of S.A. Studios (read: , the Chicano slang term for homeboy) keeps Oriol attuned to the social and psychological crises that grip so many of the people who call the neighborhood home. Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2020 Our dad was an original Little Tokyo homeboy when L.A. was still a small town. Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of homeboy was in 1847
BNC: 49810 COCA: 23655

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