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Clown on "In Living Color"
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homie
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Homie (from " homeboy ") is an English language slang term found in American urban culture , whose origins etymologists generally trace to Mexican-American Spanglish from the late 19th century, with the word "homeboy" meaning a male friend from back home. ...
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n. 1 (context African American Vernacular English English) Someone, particularly a male acquaintance, from one's hometown. 2 (context African American Vernacular English English) A close friend or fellow member of a youth gang. 3 (context African American ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also homey , by 1970s, slang, short for homeboy (q.v.). The identical word is recorded from the 1920s in New Zealand slang in the sense "recently arrived British immigrant."
Usage examples of homie.
Bonus Packs, Russians, the reservoir girl, even my Alpha homies in Iraq.
All the homies I used to bang with are scattered, some new base or some new place, hard to track down by phone.
There was nothing we could do for her, and we barely had time to pull you and Cliff free before the Homies got there.