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homeboy
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home·boy  (hmboi)
n. Slang
1. A male friend or acquaintance from one's neighborhood or hometown.
2. A fellow male gang member.
homeboy
Noun
slang
1. a close friend
2. a member of a gang
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.homeboy - a fellow male member of a youth gang
youth gang - a gang whose members are teenagers
fellow member, member - one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family"
2.homeboy - a male friend from your neighborhood or hometown
acquaintance, friend - a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family"
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Boyle said many of the homeboys he deals with have tattoos of La Virgen, but it doesn't always lead to healthy, spiritual behavior.
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It takes a village to raise a child" and "Children are a gift from God" are two of the defenses we have heard, both from the Democratic diva herself, Hillary Clinton, and from the religious right and their conservative Republican homeboys, yet neither side has been asked, "Which members of the village are allowed to raise the child, and did God hand-address the parentless gift?
We are the village by Hill, E. / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Though the flatly omniscient, documentary-style prose ("In short, Shantay was an impressionable teenager without much real direction to her life") is off-putting Nate remains a strong, engaging character as he finds himself pulled between Harlem and the Fletcher School, his homeboys and his preppie pals, and a pair of girls--one at each end of the cultural spectrum.
Janet McDonald: Brother Hood by Sieruta Peter D. / The Horn Book Magazine
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