homeboy
/ˈhoʊm.bɔɪ/noun, pronoun
homeboy is spelled H-O-M-E-B-O-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, homeboy means “Someone, particularly a male acquaintance, from one’s hometown” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of homeboy is homeboys.
How many letters and syllables are in homeboy?
| Letters | 7: H-O-M-E-B-O-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,459th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is homeboy?
Homeboy appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce homeboy?
- US /ˈhoʊm.bɔɪ/
Homeboy has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-homeboy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of homeboy
- homeboys plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does homeboy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
colloquialSomeone, particularly a male acquaintance, from one’s hometown.
- 2
colloquialA close friend or fellow member of a youth gang.
- 3
colloquialA person.
pronoun
- 1
masculineslangHe or him.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate homeboy?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of homeboy: hb.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Homeboy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense male from one's youth gang:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | compinche |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).