homeboy
Example Sentences
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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
“Looks like homeboy is doing a little too good,” Tolbert said.
From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2021
“Don’t accuse me of killing my homeboy, dude,” Cooley snapped at one of them.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2021
“It literally sounds like you’re watching the game, chillin’ with your homeboy from up the street.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2020
“Yeah, you the upstate homeboy, CO,” chimed in his neighbor.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.