homeboy

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As i have said on several occasions Paulie is my homeboy, and yes that was indeed Paulie!

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  1. noun Slang A male friend or acquaintance from one's neighborhood or hometown.
  2. noun Slang A fellow male gang member.

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  • It looks like homeboy is using little Wino to further his career. —  ShowHype - Top Entertainment News, Videos, and Blogs
  • Be real homeboy, you are a pathetic loser, Chris John got robbed BIG time. email —  East Side Boxing
  • Again, tough luck, homeboy, you have to be well rounded if you want to win. —  The Daily News Transcript Homepage RSS
  • He's an honest bragger and a refined beast, and - perhaps most damningly for lames with less insight than Republican orangutans - homeboy is the quintessential clever hoodlum.
  • E may not be quite at Ari Gold's level of constant panic yet, but Vince's homeboy is well on his way, and given the complexity of E's conflicting emotions and loyalties, the character, as played by Kevin Connolly, is far more interesting to watch than the nearly unflappable Vince.
 

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