good old boy

good old boy
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
• Syn: ↑good ole boy, ↑good ol' boy
• Hypernyms: ↑white man, ↑Southerner

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noun or good ol' boy or good ole boy
1. : a typically rural or small-town white Southern man who strongly espouses traditional male values and favors male pursuits ; also : a man having or assumed to have similar values and tastes
2. : a man whose social position, success, or power is primarily the result of his connections within a select group

there are very few biologists willing to get outside the good old boy network — Kenneth Brower

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—good old boyism.
Informal.
1. a male who embodies the unsophisticated good fellowship and sometimes boisterous sociability regarded as typical of white males of small towns and rural areas of the South.
2. a person who belongs to a network of friends and associates with close ties of loyalty and mutual support.
Also, good ol' boy /ohl/, good ole boy /ohl/.
[1970-75]

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good old boy UK US noun [countable] [singular good old boy plural good old boys] american informal
a man who is considered typical of the social group to which he belongs, especially a white man from the southern US
Thesaurus: men and boyssynonym

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good old boy or good ole boy,
U.S. Informal.
a southerner, typically seen as relaxed, unpretentious, and having strong regional loyalties: »

The Senate majority leader explained that, being a good old boy from Mississippi himself, he could get along with the southern president just fine.

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n. a man who embodies some or all of the qualities considered characteristic of many white men of the southern U.S., including an unpretentious, convivial manner, conservative or intolerant attitudes, and a strong sense of fellowship with and loyalty to other members of his peer group

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(or good ol' boy or good ole boy) /ˈgʊdoʊlˌboı/ noun, pl ⋯ boys [count]
US informal : a white man from the southern U.S. who has interests, beliefs, etc., that are commonly associated with white southern men

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ˌgood old ˈboy 7 [good old boy] noun (NAmE, informal)
a man who is considered typical of white men in the southern states of the US
 
Culture:
This is an expression used by white men in the southern US states to refer to a man they like and welcome into their group. He is usually a friendly person who has an easy manner and enjoys typically male activities.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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