Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homie

/ˈhoʊ.mi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: hom-ie
IPA: /ˈhoʊ.mi/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone, particularly a friend or male acquaintance, from one's hometown.

noun

A close friend or fellow member of a youth gang.

noun

An inner-city youth.

noun

Alternative spelling of omi (“man”).

Example Sentences

"Hey there, Francis, my homie!"
"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."

Etymology

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhoʊ.mi/
British English: /ˈhəʊ.mi/

Inflected Forms

homies (plural) homey (alternative) homee (alternative)

Derived Forms

homiecide Mahomie

Synonyms

homeboy homeskillet nigga babber billy bredrin bruv bud buddo buddy butty chaver

Homonyms

homey

Rhymes With

foamy tsukuyomi domy

Questions

How do you pronounce homie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhoʊ.mi/.
What does homie mean?: Someone, particularly a friend or male acquaintance, from one's hometown.
Where does homie come 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.

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