homie

Definitions

1. Someone, particularly a friend or male acquaintance, from one's hometown.
2. Alternative spelling of omi (“man”).
   Polari, alt-of, alternative
3. A close friend or fellow member of a youth gang.
4. An inner-city youth.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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