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When this term originally began to proliferate in the 1970's it was a derogatory term for someone in the neighborhood who 'stayed inside the house"- had little experience, was afraid to take chances, wasn't cool, kinda sissified; a cat who stayed home with his momma.
Let's go to the store an' git some Now Or Laters...

Naw, I can't. Moms won't lemme ride my bike in the street.

Youse a real homeboy.
homeboy by lionstanding November 3, 2011
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The epitome of a friend. Somebody you kick it with. A person who always has your back. You can't go through life without a homeboy. It's hard to have more than one, because they're one in a million.
You ain't nothing without your homeboy. - Tupac Shakur
Homeboy by Kalseng December 21, 2010
a term used commonly in hoods and ghettos closely related to Dawg. the elongated version of homeboy.
for those who have more time for greetings, "Homeboy" can be replaced by something like "Home skillet biscuit on a sesame seed bun with creame cheese mustard jello and ketchup on a sunday morning" Homeboy is often associated with "sup" and "yo."
Yo, sup my homeboy baked fresh on a homeskillet homebiscuit homemade by my momma?
homeboy by i am not black June 29, 2005
HoMeBoY(Z)_Pl.

Cats I'm tight with, chill wit, puff with, roll with, got Love for.
P-CP, Chris M, Chris O, Jav, and J are my HoMeboYz.
homeboy by LaLa January 5, 2004
A slang word for friend, family. Gangsters and raper's will use this word.
'' Yo homeboy, Drop by the club, smoke some shit ''
Homeboy by Mariokev June 19, 2009
A person in a gang affiliated setting that gets used for sexual pleasures by other gang members
Thats my homeboy we gonna have fun with him tonight
Homeboy by Economic slave July 7, 2018
Closest male friend that you share everything with. Your closest male friends and everyone thinks you guys date. The national day to post them is August 18.
Rachel-Hey did you post Chris for national homeboy day?
Kallie- Yea most def
Homeboy by Entanglements August 2, 2020