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homeboy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhoʊm.bɔɪ/ (US)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (colloquial) Someone, particularly a male acquaintance, from one’s hometown.
    • 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 2004, “Homeboy”, performed by JoJo:
  2. (colloquial, qualifier:African-American Vernacular) A close friend or fellow member of a youth gang.
  3. (colloquial) A person.

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homeboy en · PRON

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhoʊm.bɔɪ/ (US)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (masculine, nominative, objective, qualifier:African-American Vernacular, singular, slang, third-person) He or him.
    • He's talking about the jumpscare warnings in Dead Space. The ones you can turn off. Homeboy takes gaming way too fucking seriously. 2023 January 31, IStandWithVic Posting Their L's Online (@ISWV_Losers), Twitter:
    • (1:38) If homeboy’s coming through with these, it’s quiet. Yeah no, it’s quiet for him. But, like, if he comes through with, y’know, these; you got some air maxes out here, you got some Jordans. Homeboy’s gonna, like, get it. 2017 October 2, Complex (@Complex), YouTube:
    • He hit homeboy in his junk 2023 January 28, Jovani Vasquez (@JovaniVasquez25), Twitter:
    • Homeboy rafikied a peacock with a squeegee. 2023 February 1, Fiona’s Videos 🎬 (@fiona_videos), Twitter:
    • Should’ve listen to homeboy 2023 January 28, LaughTalkTV (@LaughTalkTV), Twitter:

Relateds

holmes · homey · homie · homegirl

Translations (7)

es compinche (male from one's youth gang) · fi kamu (male from one's youth gang) · fi kundi (male person) · fi jätkä (male person) · it compaesano (male from one's hometown) · fi kaveri (male from one's youth gang) · fi kotikylän kundi (male from one's hometown)