good old boy
noun [C] informalDefinition
› a man from the southern US who enjoys spending time with his friends, and disapproves of ideas or ways of behaving that are different from his ownKinds of menMen and women
(Definition of good old boy noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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