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

Examples of homeboy in a Sentence

He dedicated his win to his homeboys back home. He was hanging out with his homeboys.
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Jazzy Jay was one of the preeminent figures, and my sister used to date his homeboy. Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024 For Rico and his homeboys, slicing is more than a summertime flex. Zaire Love, The New Yorker, 24 July 2024 One of the funnier skits was almost exactly that: Boyce posted up in various parts of Los Angeles, taunting people walking down the street while his homeboys — and Bam Margera — feed him lines through a microphone. Lawrence Burney, Vulture, 5 June 2024 Your dad will ask one of his homeboys who hustles to mentor you. You. Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for homeboy 

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of homeboy was in 1847

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“Homeboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeboy. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

homeboy

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