good old boy

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good old boy

noun good old boys · good ol' boy · good ole boy

A male friend, especially a childhood friend; a man with an established network of friends who assist one another in social and business situations; a decent, dependable fellow. "Billie, what kind of a lad is that young Coke up at Washurst?" He addressed an old college friend. . . . "He's one of those Ohio Cokes—regular thing—father millionaire—used to be a barber—good old boy."
Similar: buddy, pal, country boy
A white man who embodies the culture stereotypically associated with the Southern US, such as bias against nonwhite people, and other conservative (usually Christian) attitudes. "White Lightning" concerns a good old boy named Gator McKluskey (Burt Reynolds) who is serving time in the Arkansas pen for messing around with illegal liquor.

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@misc{good_old_boy_2026,
  title = {good old boy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/good%20old%20boy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}