Homeboy or Homeboyz may refer to:

• Homie
  Homie
  Homie or homey is a slang term in urban culture whose origins etymologists generally trace to African American language from the late 19th century. This was a time when many African Americans were migrating to cities in larger numbers, and "homeboy" meant a male friend from back home. It was...
  
   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)
  Homeboy (film)
  Homeboy is a 1988 drama film, directed by Michael Seresin. It was written by and stars Mickey Rourke in the role of self-destructive cowboy/boxer Johnny Walker...
  
  , a 1988 film starring Mickey Rourke
• Home Boy
  Home Boy
  Homeboy is a morning talkshow hosted by Boy Abunda whichs airs on ABS-CBN. Homeboy presents a dynamic discussion of real stories through actual interaction between Boy Abunda as host, his celebrity guests and his live studio audience.-External links:...
  
  , a Philippine TV talk show
• Homeboys of Oz
  Homeboys of Oz
  The Homeboys are a gang of black prisoners in Oz involved in the prison drug trade. As 78% of Oz's prisoners are black , their membership is larger than any other prison gang in Oz.-Overview:...
  
  , a fictional gang in the TV series Oz
• Sold (TV series)
  Sold (TV series)
  Sold is a British comedy drama television series produced by Touchpaper Television for ITV. The series stars Kris Marshall and Bryan Dick as Matt and Danny, employees of Colubrines Estate Agents. It is written by Steve Coombes and was broadcast between 15 November and 20 December 2007.- Characters...
  
  , a British television series, produced under the working title Homeboys

In literature:

• Homeboyz
  Homeboyz
  Homeboyz is a 2007 young adult fiction novel written by California teacher Alan Lawrence Sitomer. It is the third book of the Hoopster trilogy. The book won the Top Ten Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers award from the American Library Association in 2008.-Summary:The events of Homeboyz takes...
  
  , a novel by Alan Lawrence Sitomer
• Homeboy, a novel by Seth Morgan (novelist)
• Home Boy, a novel by H. M. Naqvi
  H. M. Naqvi
  H.M. Naqvi is a Karachi-based novelist who is the author of Home Boy, winner of the inaugural DSC Prize for South Asian Literature.-Life:...
  
  

In music:

• Homeboys
  Homeboys
  Homeboys is the third album by alternative rock band Adam Again.-Track listing:#"Homeboys" – 3:41#"The Fine Line" – 4:32#"Hide Away" – 2:51#"Bad News on the Radio" – 3:52#"Inner-City Blues " – 5:44...
  
  , an album by Adam Again
• "Homeboy", a song by Adorable (band)
  Adorable (band)
  Adorable were a British alternative rock band. They formed in Coventry in 1991, and consisted of band members Piotr Fijalkowski , Robert Dillam , Stephen 'Wil' Williams and Kevin Gritton -History:...
  
  
• "Homeboy", a song by JoJo from JoJo (album)
  JoJo (album)
  JoJo is the self-titled debut album by American recording artist JoJo, released in the United States on June 22, 2004 by Da Family Entertainment and Blackground Records...
  
  
• "Homeboy" (Eric Church song)
  Homeboy (Eric Church song)
  "Homeboy" is the title of a song co-written by Eric Church and Casey Beathard, and recorded by Church. It was released in March 2011 as the ninth single of his career, and the first from his third studio album, Chief.-Content:...
  
  

In other uses:

• Home Boy FC
  Home Boy FC
  Home Boy FC is an Honduran football club. It's based on Roatán, Honduras. They were relegated to Liga Mayor for the 2008/2009 season.-Squad:...
  
  , an Honduran football (soccer) club
• Homeboyz RFC
  Homeboyz RFC
  Homeboyz RFC is a Rugby Union club based in Nairobi, Kenya. They were founded at the end of the 2009 Kenyan rugby season and took part in selected legs of the 2010 National Sevens Circuit and the Eric Shirley Shield, which they won in their inaugural year. Homeboyz were crowned champions after a...
  
  , a Kenyan Rugby Union club
• Homeboy Industries
  Homeboy Industries
  Homeboy Industries is a youth program founded in 1992 by Father Greg Boyle, S.J. following the work of the Christian base communities at Dolores Mission Church...
  
  , a youth program to assist gang members