good old boy network

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Definition of good old boy network in English English dictionary

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good old boy

A friendly, unambitious, relatively uneducated, sometimes racially biased white man who embodies the stereotype of the folksy culture of the rural southern USA

White Lightning concerns a good old boy named Gator McKluskey (Burt Reynolds) who is serving time in the Arkansas pen for messing around with illegal liquor.

good old boy

A male friend or chum, especially a schoolmate; a man with an established network of friends who assist one another in social and business situations; a decent, dependable fellow

Tell these fellows to say to their Sultan that he is a good old boy, and that we thank him very much.

old boy network

A presumed unacknowledged system of association between childhood friends (especially those at school or university together), used for mutual assistance or favouritism

His hiring and promotion of senior officers rested not on merit but on an old-boy network of connections from Wall Street and the Social Register.

good old boy

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

good old boy

A man having qualities held to be characteristic of certain Southern white males, such as a relaxed or informal manner, strong loyalty to family and friends, and often an anti-intellectual bias and intolerant point of view

old boy network

an exclusive informal network linking members of a social class or profession or organization in order to provide connections and information and favors (especially in business or politics); "professional women have developed an old boy network of theirown

Hyphenation

good old boy net·work

Turkish pronunciation

gîd ōld boy netwırk

Pronunciation

/gəd ˈōld ˈboi ˈnetˌwərk/ /ɡɪd ˈoʊld ˈbɔɪ ˈnɛtˌwɜrk/