Good Ol' Boy (was Re: Turkey...)

[sheldon@atlcom.net (Sheldon Simms)]

In article <615ak0$q84$2@news.mel.aone.net.au>, kdc@crafti.com.au (Kevin
Noonan) wrote:

> As far as I understand USA slang ... a "GOOD old boy" is essentially a
> drunken red-kneck (apologies if my USA slang is not quite up to scratch)

"good old boy" is a southern term for establishment power brokers who went
to school with each other and "scratch each other's back", so to speak.

"Good old boys" are often running for political office and/or being blamed
for the electoral failure of non-traditional candidates.

Drunken rednecks are usually called "drunken rednecks"

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