[noun] [C] US - a boy or man from your own town or general area, or (slang) a close friend or member of the same gang (= a group of esp. young men who spend time together and often cause trouble)They were really pleased when their homeboy won a medal at the winter Olympics.
HOMEBOY
Meaning of HOMEBOY in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012