1. A male friend from your neighborhood or hometown
   "He ran into his old homeboy at the high school reunion";
   - homie [US, informal]
    
2. A fellow male member of a youth gang
   "He trusted his homeboys to have his back in any situation"

Derived forms: homeboys

Type of: acquaintance, adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], fellow member, friend, geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, member, sod [informal]

Part of: youth gang

Encyclopedia: Homeboy, Sweet Homeboy