boyz
Guys, spelled casually
Boyz is a deliberate respelling of boys, used in youth culture, hip-hop, and informal contexts to signal coolness or group identity: hanging with the boyz, the boyz are back.
The spelling became prominent through groups like Boyz II Men and films like *Boyz n the Hood*.
It's playful and casual, never formal.
Kinship among men
- crewWorking team aboard
- squadSmall working group
- homiesSlang for close friends
- brosInformal term for pals
fam · posse · bonding · loyalty · unity · fellowship · solidarity · kinship
Slang for close friends
Influential gangsta rap collective
- backstreetMinor road, secondary
- hoodAttached head covering
- streetwiseShrewd from urban experience
- cyphersEncryption systems or zeros
People aged thirteen to nineteen
- adolescentsYouth approaching maturity
- youngstersPeople not yet adult
- schoolboysMale children in education
- juvenilesUnderage individuals
preteens · tweens · kids · young bucks · young guns · coming-of-age · mischief · troublemakers
brotherhood
Kinship among men
bros · fam · posse · bonding · loyalty · unity · fellowship · solidarity · kinship · comrades
homies
Slang for close friends
gang · bruhs · dawgs · lads · blokes · mates · hombres · muchachos
N.W.A
Influential gangsta rap collective
- backstreetMinor road, secondary
- hoodAttached head covering
- streetwiseShrewd from urban experience
cyphers · rap · beats · rhymes · flows · mic · swagger · fresh · fly · drip
teenagers
People aged thirteen to nineteen
- adolescentsYouth approaching maturity
- youngstersPeople not yet adult
- schoolboysMale children in education
juveniles · preteens · tweens · kids · young bucks · young guns · coming-of-age · mischief · troublemakers · rascals