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

We attended the same middle school, lost touch during our high school years, and then reunited when she moved two doors down from me with her cousin, my homeboy.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2022

“Looks like homeboy is doing a little too good,” Tolbert said.

From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2021

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

From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2020

And, funny enough, Berry’s little brother was my homeboy, English.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds