Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A homeboy or homegirl.
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- noun slang A
friend ; somebody one oftenhangs out with.
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Examples
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You may recall that Tay Tay was featured in the pages of GQ last October but that appearance was just a small fashion editorial feature on fitted shirts (tho, we did get to see a bunch of hawt pics) … this time, homie is on the cover!
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Years ago, apparently before he attended UCI, he had told his "homie" he liked men but his friends had beaten him up as a result, trying, he recalled, to beat the gayness out of him.
UC Student Regent Comes Out In Wake Of Gay Suicides Leah Finnegan 2010
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Years ago, apparently before he attended UCI, he had told his "homie" he liked men but his friends had beaten him up as a result, trying, he recalled, to beat the gayness out of him.
UC Student Regent Comes Out In Wake Of Gay Suicides The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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I'm not really a Godspell fan (yet) but my "homie" Josh Henrey was supposed to be in it and left In the Heights to do it.
clashpunk Diary Entry clashpunk 2008
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BREAK! also, calling my roomate "homie" & having him laugh & show me funny parts of the apartment that we forgot we'd broken. oh, also, we have an ironing board for a kitchen table! aw, snap. this is what my roomate says: "its, uh...pumpkin king! oh wait! its the royal tenebaums! even better!"
mordicai: crown me king! mordicai 2003
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"All these security alerts are basically anti-social behaviour and shows that republican dissidents are much more like their" homie "friends in Brixton than their apologists would have us believe."
Slugger O'Toole Pete Baker 2010
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"All these security alerts are basically anti-social behaviour and shows that republican dissidents are much more like their" homie "friends in Brixton than their apologists would have us believe."
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"All these security alerts are basically anti-social behaviour and shows that republican dissidents are much more like their" homie "friends in Brixton than their apologists would have us believe."
Slugger O'Toole Belfast Gonzo 2010
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"All these security alerts are basically anti-social behaviour and shows that republican dissidents are much more like their" homie "friends in Brixton than their apologists would have us believe."
Slugger O'Toole Mick Fealty 2010
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"All these security alerts are basically anti-social behaviour and shows that republican dissidents are much more like their" homie "friends in Brixton than their apologists would have us believe."
Slugger O'Toole Mick Fealty 2010
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