Homeboy

Homeboy(s) or Homeboyz may refer to:

• Homie or "homeboy", a slang term meaning "friend"

The term Homeboy originated during the Viet Nam war era in the military and referenced two soldiers being from the same home town. Once it was discovered that two soldiers were from the same home town, they would refer to each other as Homeboy, which was later shortened to Homie or Home. References: Hey Homeboy or Hey Homie or Hey Home would be a standard greeting.

In film and television:

• Homeboy (film), a 1988 film starring Mickey Rourke
• Home Boy, a Philippine TV talk show
• Homeboys of Oz, a fictional gang in the TV series Oz
• Sold (TV series), a British television series, produced under the working title Homeboys

In literature:

• Homeboyz, a novel by Alan Lawrence Sitomer
• Homeboy, a novel by Seth Morgan (novelist)
• Home Boy, a novel by H. M. Naqvi

In music:

• Homeboys, an album by Adam Again
• "Homeboy", a song by Adorable (band)
• "Homeboy", a song by JoJo from JoJo (album)
• "Homeboy" (Eric Church song)

In other uses:

• Home Boy FC, an Honduran football (soccer) club
• Homeboyz RFC, a Kenyan Rugby Union club
• Homeboy Industries, a youth program to assist gang members