HOMEBOY

homeboy

(noun) a male friend from your neighborhood or hometown

homeboy

(noun) a fellow male member of a youth gang

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

homeboy (plural homeboys)

(colloquial) Someone, particularly a male acquaintance, from one’s hometown.

(colloquial, African-American Vernacular) A close friend or fellow member of a youth gang.

(colloquial) A person.

Source: Wiktionary



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