good ole boy

/gʊd oʊl bɔɪ/
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Definitions of good ole boy
  1. noun
    a white male Southerner with an unpretentious convivial manner and conservative or intolerant attitudes and a strong sense of fellowship with and loyalty to other members of his peer group
    synonyms: good ol' boy, good old boy
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    type of:
    white man
    a man who is White
    Southerner
    an American who lives in the South
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