Homeboys Meaning in English

word · lemma: homeboy

US

ˈhoʊmˌbɔɪz

HOHM-boyz

UK

hˈəʊmbɔɪz

HOHM-boyz

التعريف

A slang term for male friends from your neighborhood or close group, often used to describe a sense of brotherhood or closeness.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Strongly informal and associated with urban and hip-hop culture, especially in the US. Usually refers to male friends; 'homegirls' is the female equivalent. Common in African American Vernacular English (AAVE), and sometimes used more broadly among youth.

• Spanish: amigos del barrio - amigos cercanos (coloquial)
• Portuguese (BR): parceiros (de bairro) - amigos de infância (gíria)
• Portuguese (PT): malta do bairro - amigos chegados (gíria)
• Chinese (Simplified): （街区的）兄弟 - 好朋友（俚语）
• Chinese (Traditional): （街區的）兄弟 - 好朋友（俚語）
• Hindi: मित्र - पुराने दोस्त (स्लैंग)
• Arabic: أصدقاء الحي - أصدقاء مقربون (عامية)
• Bengali: বন্ধুরা (পাড়ার) - দোস্তরা
• Russian: кореша - братва - свои
• Japanese: 仲間（なかま） - 友人（ゆうじん、スラング的に）
• Vietnamese: mấy anh em - tụi bạn thân (ở khu phố)
• Korean: 형들 - 친구들 (동네)
• Turkish: mahalle çocukları - kanka grubu
• Urdu: یار دوست - محلہ کے دوست
• Indonesian: sobat - teman sepermainan (kampung)

جمل نموذجية

My homeboys are coming over tonight.

basic

He always trusts his homeboys.

basic

The homeboys grew up together in this neighborhood.

basic

Yo, my homeboys and I are hitting the club tonight.

natural

No matter what happens, my homeboys have my back.

natural

Back in the day, me and the homeboys used to play basketball after school.

natural