Good-old-boy


noun, Informal.
1.
a male who embodies the unsophisticated good fellowship and sometimes boisterous sociability regarded as typical of white males of small towns and rural areas of the South.
2.
a person who belongs to a network of friends and associates with close ties of loyalty and mutual support.

modifier

: Kevin Baker and Fred Ward have good-ol’-boy chemistry

noun phrase

A white Southerner who exemplifies the masculine ideals of the region; bubba: The helpful truck driver was a good old boy from around Nashville (1970s+)

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