homeboy
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Sense 1
Meaning · English
Someone, particularly a male acquaintance, from one’s hometown.
Register: colloquial
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
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
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
A close friend or fellow member of a youth gang.
Register: colloquial
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 3
Meaning · English
A person.
Register: colloquial
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “homeboy” mean?
Someone, particularly a male acquaintance, from one’s hometown.
Is “homeboy” formal or informal?
homeboy is generally colloquial.