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homeboy

[hohm-boi] / ˈhoʊmˌbɔɪ /


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“I remembered my homeboy that lived in the neighborhood. I had to go through some woods to his house with the album,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2023

Dave has created, with his Day 1 homeboy, some of the most celebrated music videos of the last decade and earned the bona fides to prove it.

From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2022

I had a homeboy whose cousin lived out in Riverside, and he told us about Metro.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2022

“It literally sounds like you’re watching the game, chillin’ with your homeboy from up the street.”

From Washington Post ● Sep. 18, 2020

“You’re still my homeboy, ain’t you?” he answers, drumming the wheel.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

I played that spot more than the employees, initially rolling solo, then bringing all the homeboys.

From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2023

“What me and my homeboys are going through in life — that’s our reality, that’s what I sing about.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2022

“I just remember me and my homeboys getting in the car and going to down to Canal Street,” Mathieu said.

From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2022

One of his homeboys who was back from college called up.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 4, 2019

“Anyway, I’m there to watch some of the homeboys play after the girls’ game,” Daddy says, looking at Momma.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas




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