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

Spanto also included his L.A. folks, like the actor Richard Cabral and his homeboy, Sleepy Joe, who just got out of prison after 30 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2023

Indeed, over the years, the Israeli-American chef Alon Shaya has earned New Orleans homeboy status while slinging labneh and high-end hummus in the land of jambalaya and crawfish étouffée.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022

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

From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2020

We all knew, that no matter what, I wasn’t going to rat on my homeboy.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers