homeboy
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20th-century African-American urban slang. Originated from travelers to metropolitan areas derived from American English as a blend of hometown + boy . However, modern use is mostly by African-Americans and Latinos in the United States.
Pronunciation
[edit ]Noun
[edit ]homeboy (plural homeboys )
- (colloquial ) Someone, particularly a male acquaintance, from one’s hometown.
- 2004, "Homeboy", performed by JoJo:
- When the boy next door; Don't want to be my homeboy no more; Saw something that I never saw before; I think he wants to be my baby
- (colloquial , African-American Vernacular ) A close friend or fellow member of a youth gang.
- (colloquial ) A person.
Pronoun
[edit ]homeboy (third-person singular, masculine, nominative or objective case)
- (African-American Vernacular , slang ) He or him.
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[edit ]Translations
[edit ]male from one's hometown
- Finnish: kotikylän kundi
- Italian: compaesano (it) m
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