Boy-made-good

Posted by Bruce Kahl March 28, 2004In reply to Boy-made-good posted by SFC on March 28, 2004

Hi,

Need help on the following sentence:

"Paws, Inc. is created by local boy-made-good Jim Davis."

What does "boy-made-good" mean?

Thanks!

It means a local citizen who became famous:
"Paws, Inc. was created by a local boy who has become famous. His name is Jim Davis."

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