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Good Old Boy

nounid 65660·updated May 18, 2026
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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

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Variants

synonym
good ol' boygood ole boy
plural
Good Old Boys
possessive
Good Old Boy's
pluralpossessive
Good Old Boys'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
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
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
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
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