Definitions For Homie

Noun

HOMIE (plural HOMIEs) (African American Vernacular English) Someone, particularly a friend or male acquaintance, from one's hometown. (African American Vernacular English) A close friend or fellow member of a youth gang. : Hey there, Francis, my homie! : Yo, homie! (African American Vernacular English) An inner-city youth. (African American Vernacular English) A boyfriend or partner of a closeted man, used along with "Lil," to mean a bottom and "Big," to mean a top. (Polari) Alternative spelling of omi, , man

Synonyms

friend homeboy, nigga {{qualifier, African American Vernacular English}} friend man

Translations

Finnish: kamu {{qualifier, slang}} French: pote, m, f, gros, m {{qualifier, slang}} German: Kollege, m, Kumpel, m, Spezi, m Hungarian: pajtás, haver, cimbora, barát Portuguese: mano, m Spanish: {{qualifier, Mexico}} cuate, m, socio, m, {{qualifier, Latin America}} compadre, m, {{qualifier, Latin America}} compinche, {{qualifier, slang, regional, Sinaloa}} camarada, m, {{qualifier, cuba}} consorte

Etymology

Earliest known reference is in the 1946 tune by Ella Mae Morse and Freddie Slack, "The House of Blue Lights," when Morse improvises a spoken-word intro. Possible shortened form of homeboy. However, homie is also known as a variant spelling of Polari (early-to-mid 20th-century British English cant/slang popular among gay men) omi, , man, bloke.

Is Homie a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
10

The word Homie is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Homie in a Sentence

  • The fatal shooting of a fellow homey was just the wake-up call he needed to get out of the drug trade

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