Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homeboy

/ˈhoʊm.bɔɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: home-boy
IPA: /ˈhoʊm.bɔɪ/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone, particularly a male acquaintance, from one’s hometown.

Colloquial

noun

A close friend or fellow member of a youth gang.

Colloquial

noun

Colloquial

pron

He or him.

Slang

Example Sentences

"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"
"(1:38) If homeboy’s coming through with these, it’s quiet. Yeah no, it’s quiet for him. But, like, if he comes through with, y’know, these; you got some air maxes out here, you got some Jordans. Homeboy’s gonna, like, get it."
"Homeboy rafikied a peacock with a squeegee."
"He's talking about the jumpscare warnings in Dead Space. The ones you can turn off. Homeboy takes gaming way too fucking seriously."
"He hit homeboy in his junk"
"Should’ve listen to homeboy"

Etymology

20th-century African-American urban slang. Originated from travelers to metropolitan areas derived from American English as a blend of hometown + boy. However, modern use is mostly by African-Americans and Latinos in the United States.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhoʊm.bɔɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

homeboys (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

holmes homegirl homey homie

Questions

How do you pronounce homeboy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhoʊm.bɔɪ/.
What does homeboy mean?: Someone, particularly a male acquaintance, from one’s hometown.
Where does homeboy come from?: 20th-century African-American urban slang. Originated from travelers to metropolitan areas derived from American English as a blend of hometown + boy. However, modern use is mostly by African-Americans and Latinos in the United States.

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