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good ol' boy

noun

    1. a man considered as being trustworthy and dependable because of his ordinary and down-to-earth background and upbringing
    2. ( as modifier )

      he was expected to bring some good-ol'-boy informality to the White House

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Hart's the good ol' boy type: wife, kids, mistress, no-nonsense demeanor, the beginnings of a paunch.

Yet instead of playing to his strengths, he channeled a good ol' boy tone that came across as cloying and unpersuasive.

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