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7 letters · 17 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a fellow male member of a youth gang
noun a male friend from your neighborhood or hometown
origin20th-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.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0