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Idiom: Good Old Boy

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A male friend or chum, especially a schoolmate; a man with an established network of friends who assist one another in social and business situations; a decent, dependable fellow.

A friendly, unambitious, relatively uneducated, sometimes racially biased or misogynistic white man who embodies the stereotype of the folksy culture of the rural southern USA.

Example Sentences

1
He's always been a good old boy, willing to help anyone in need.
2
The mayor is just a good old boy who loves his community.
3
Everyone knew he was a good old boy, always up for a laugh.
4
The good old boys of the town gather at the local diner every Saturday morning.
5
He's a good old boy at heart, even though he's now a successful businessman.

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