From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcity/local/country boycity/local/country boyinformal a man of any age who is typical of people from a particular place, or who feels a strong connection with the place he grew up in The classic story of a local boy who’s made good (=who has succeeded). I’m just a country boy. → boy
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city/local/country boy• Joseph must have been a country boy.• For a local boy to come home, this is truly as good as it gets.• Gary Boyce is a local boy who made it big.• Julie was a rich kid who loved to associate with the tougher, more daring local boys.• Once a happy, handsome country boy, Inman has become hardened, cynical, burned out.• They went wild with jubilation as they paid homage to the local boy who made President.• It was then that she noticed a tall blond man busy coaching some young local boys in football. 