homo
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈhoʊmoʊ/
- Slur
:
maricón
- "Wasn't Rockville Centre High's Drama Club a kind of head-start program for homos?" Carl asked.
- call someone a homo
- say no homo
- hetero and homo
Because you're saying that if I do something, no homo means it's not.
- Because you're saying that if I do something, no homo means it's not.
- My my Uber driver called me a homo.
- I had heard boys with cousins in British boarding schools use the term homo or fag to belittle other boys.
- So no homo and yes, homo dog gang shit.
- Started the the no homo way without Wait, wait, wait.
- All straight, no homo gang bro, if you're down like that.
- No crotch, no homo, no no nothing.
Examples
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Are you a homo like Mr. Robertson?
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Look, I know you're a homo and all, but maybe you can appreciate this.
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And by the way, you have no business calling him a homo.
Fiction book (1998) -
I've always been the weird homo in the background.
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And the law that passed did not permit adoption or the recognition of a homo parental family.
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While the term "homo" gets used, it is primarily employed by soldiers teasing each other.
Academic text (2001) -
I can't believe how many homos we got working in here.
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You're a smart little homo, aren't you, hippie girl?
Fiction book (1999) -
You're a homo.
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He called him a homo in a mocking tone, which reinforced the negative stereotype.
Synonyms
265
3.3
A person who is attracted to people of the same sex
140
4.1
A person who is sexually attracted to people of the same sex
A person who is attracted to people of the same sex
A person who is attracted to people of the same sex
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
2
8.2
An early human no longer alive that walked upright and used simple tools
- Specialized
1
9.9
A kind of early human from East Africa that lived about 2 million years ago and used simple stone tools
- Literature
A painting or sculpture showing Jesus wearing a crown of thorns before his crucifixion
- Specialized
An early human known from bones found in Spain about one million years ago
- Specialized
An extinct human species from Europe and Africa that used simple tools
- Specialized
An extinct type of human that lived in Europe and western Asia long ago
Surface Forms
Etymology
Homo is a slang, often offensive short form of homosexual. The first part homo- means 'same', as in homogeneous, so homosexual literally means 'same sex', but using homo as an insult is hurtful and should be avoided.