homie
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homie¹
- /ˈhəʊ.mi/ UK
- /ˈhoʊ.mi/ US
Rhymes with -əʊmi
Where it comes from
Earliest known reference is in the tune The House of Blue Lights (1946) by Ella Mae Morse and Freddie Slack, when Morse improvises a spoken-word intro. Equivalent to home + -ie.
noun homies · homey · homee
homie²
- /ˈhəʊ.mi/ UK
- /ˈhoʊ.mi/ US
Rhymes with -əʊmi
noun homies · homey · homee
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Alternative spelling of omi (“man”).
As feely homies, when we launched ourselves onto the gay scene, polari was all the rage. We would zhoosh our riahs, powder our eeks, climb into our bona new drag, don our batts and troll off to some bona bijou bar.
Similar: bloke, boy, bro, broski, bruh, cat, chap, chappy, chield, cove, covey, dog [⇒ thesaurus] (slang)
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: homeboy, homey, bro, cousin, dude, fella, homer, buddy, friend, man, boy, pally, pal, mate, cuz, dawg
Translations
Talk about this word "homie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/homie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. homie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/homie "homie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/homie.Cite this
@misc{homie_2026,
title = {homie},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/homie},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
