good old boy

Definitions

1. 1

   A male friend, especially a childhood friend

   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."
   • Tell these fellows to say to their Sultan that he is a good old boy, and that we thank him very much.
2. 2

   A white man who embodies the culture stereotypically associated with the Southern US,…

   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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