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Meaning of homeboy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

/ˈhoʊm.bɔɪ/

Definitions

Someone, particularly a male acquaintance, from one’s hometown.
colloquial
A close friend or fellow member of a youth gang.
colloquial
A person.
colloquial

Equivalents

Español compinche

Suomi jätkä kamu kaveri

Italiano compaesano

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”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

homebreaker homebreaking Homebred Homebrew homebrewed homebrewer