Boy-made-good

Posted by Bruce Kahl on March 28, 2004

In 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."