good ole boys
Country network cronies
Good ole boys (also good old boys) are white Southern men who embody traditional rural values—informal, unpretentious, often conservative, bound by local loyalty and masculine camaraderie.
The term can be affectionate or critical depending on context.
A good ole boy network describes an informal system where such men help each other through personal connections rather than merit: He got the contract through the good ole boy network.
Of the region below
- ruralOf the countryside
- countrySovereign state or territory
- redneckRural Southern laborer stereotype
- pickup trucksLight-duty cargo vehicles
hunting · fishing · barbecue · honky-tonk · twang · drawl · down-home · working-class
Informal term for friends
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- bondingForming close connections
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- palsInformal term for companions
kinship · loyalty · solidarity · squad · crew · clique · insiders · inner circle
Time not long past
- bygone eraPeriod no longer current
- halcyon daysPeriod of happiness and tranquility
- memoriesStored past experiences
- vintageQuality from past eras
heritage · time-honored · classic · retro · homespun · golden age · simpler times · front porch
Favoring friends in appointments
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
- old guardConservative faction within organization
- power brokersHidden political influencers
gatekeepers · backroom deals · favors · connections · establishment · insiders · inner circle · influence
Southern
Of the region below
pickup trucks · hunting · fishing · barbecue · honky-tonk · twang · drawl · down-home · working-class · blue-collar
buddies
Informal term for friends
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- bondingForming close connections
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
pals · kinship · loyalty · solidarity · squad · crew · clique · insiders · inner circle · confidants
yesteryear
Time not long past
- bygone eraPeriod no longer current
- halcyon daysPeriod of happiness and tranquility
- memoriesStored past experiences
vintage · heritage · time-honored · classic · retro · homespun · golden age · simpler times · front porch · country roads
cronyism
Favoring friends in appointments
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
- old guardConservative faction within organization
power brokers · gatekeepers · backroom deals · favors · connections · establishment · insiders · inner circle · influence · political machine
good ole boysoutsiders
Those not belonging
city slickers · carpetbaggers · newcomers · coastal elites · interlopers
good ole boysintellectuals
People of scholarly pursuits
academics · progressives · liberals · elites · sophisticates
good, goodness, goodly, goods, oldest, eldest, oldster, boys, boyish