A simpleton; naive bumpkin: Youse just a home boy, Jelly. Don't try to follow me(1940s+ Black)
(also home) A close friend, or someone accepted like a friend •Used also by Chicanos in Los Angeles, some of whom apparently dispute the black origin: Home boy, them brothers is taking care of business!/ He stormed outside with two homeboys: one called ''Gino,'' and Kevin Baca, 17, whom he'd met a month before(1970s+ Black)
A black male; bro, blood, home slice: black faces, fucking home boys with skin the color of bunker oil and the threat coming off them in waves(1980s+)
An easygoing, unpretentious person (1970s+ College students)