a male who embodies the unsophisticated good fellowship and sometimes boisterous sociability regarded as typical of white males of small towns and rural areas of the South.
2.
a person who belongs to a network of friends and associates with close ties of loyalty and mutual support.
Also, good ol' boy
[ohl] /oʊl/ (Show IPA), good ole boy
[ohl] /oʊl/ (Show IPA).
Origin
1970-75
Related forms
good old boyism, noun
Slang definitions & phrases for good old boy
good old boy
modifier
: Kevin Baker and Fred Ward have good-ol'-boy chemistry
noun phrase
A white Southerner who exemplifies the masculine ideals of the region; bubba: The helpful truck driver was a good old boy from around Nashville(1970s+)