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homie

homie

131 8.6
A close friend often from the same neighborhood or background
  • noun
  • /ˈhoʊmi/
  • Slang
translation icon : amigo (informal)
  • My homie and I grew up in the same neighborhood and have been friends since childhood.

I was like, Oscar, homie, we miss you, homie, we miss you.

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Examples

  • I got a story to tell you about one of my homies, man.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Have you been kind to your fellow homies, guys?

  • I said, wow, homie got time to do this.

  • I asked, little homie, first of all, who are you?

  • And I was like, homie, listen, you cannot think like that.

    Tom Bilyeu

  • All right, Well, thank you, homie, for having all of us and me here.

  • Hey, so my homie was like, oh, why are you telling that?

  • OK, so I got my homie with me, right?

  • I was like, Oscar, homie, we miss you, homie, we miss you.

    Theo Von

  • I'm your boss, not your homie.

    Step Up Revolution (2012)

Synonyms

friend
vshomie
∞ 1.0

A person you know well and like who is not family or a romantic partner

is more informal and emphasizes shared neighborhood or background ties
buddy
vshomie
  • Informal
∞ 1.0

A close friend you spend time with

is equally informal but often signals shared neighborhood or background
pal
vshomie
  • Informal
∞ 1.0

A close friend you spend time with

leans more toward casual, neighborhood-based friendship rather than general company
fellow
vshomie
329 1.1

A friend who spends time with you regularly

is more colloquial and often implies local or background connection
mate
vshomie
  • UK
213 5.3

A person who is a friend, used in casual talk

is similar but emphasizes common neighborhood or shared background
bro
vshomie
  • Slang
113 7.7

A male friend or a brother

is similar in casual use but more tied to shared local background
amigo
vshomie
  • Informal
78 7.8

A person you like and trust, often a close friend

matches informality but the key stresses neighborhood rather than cultural label
homeboy
vshomie
  • Slang
69 9.1

An informal male friend from the same neighborhood or group

is similar but can be used for friends without a male or gang implication
crony
vshomie
  • Offensive
69 6.3

A close friend in a small group who often gets special treatment

is informal and friendly without the negative or exclusive group implication
chum
vshomie
  • UK
62 6.4

A close friend you spend a lot of time with

adds a stronger idea of shared local community or background
compadre
vshomie
  • Informal
40 7.3

A close friend you trust and spend time with

is alike but the key focuses more on local or background ties
homey
vshomie
  • Slang
20 8.6

A close friend you know well and trust

is the same informal term but spelled differently in this variant
bestie
vshomie
  • Slang
19 7.2

A very close friend you trust and talk to often

is similar but often denotes a close friend from the same area
hoss
vshomie
  • Slang
16 9.9

A friendly way to call a man, often used in the southern United States

is similar but emphasizes friendship rooted in the same area
bubby
vshomie
  • Informal
8 9.1

A friendly name for a close friend

is like this but more tied to shared neighborhood or background
bubber
vshomie
  • Informal
7 9.9

A friendly name people use to talk to a close friend

is similar but stresses local or shared background more strongly
cuz
vshomie
  • Slang
3 9.8

A person who is your cousin or a close friend you treat like family

is like this but the key highlights neighborhood and shared background
bruh
vshomie
  • Slang
1 9.7

A casual word people use to address a friend or peer

is similar but implies a stronger neighborhood or background connection
choom
vshomie
  • Slang
1 9.9

A close friend you spend time with, often online or in games

shares informal tone but focuses more on local or background ties
brah
vshomie
  • Australian
1 9.9

An informal word for a guy friend, like bro

shares casual tone but the key stresses local community ties
bre
vshomie
  • South African
1 9.9

A close friend like a brother

is comparable but focuses more on neighbourhood or shared upbringing
old bud
vshomie
  • Informal
1 8.1

A friend you have known for a long time, often since childhood

is similar but points more to friends from the same local background
bum chum
vshomie
  • UK
1 9.9

A close friend you do many things with

is comparable but the key usually implies shared neighborhood or upbringing
gabber
vshomie
  • Slang
9.9

A friend used especially in Dutch and Belgian English

is more widely used as general slang for local close friends

Antonyms

enemy
∞ 1.0

A person who wants to harm or defeat you

stranger
∞ 1.0

A person you do not know

How Close

best friend
940 1.0
homie
  • Slang
131 8.6
friend
∞ 1.0
acquaintance
114 3.5

Surface Forms

homie singular
homies plural

Morphology

homie = homeboy (semi-transparent) = home + boy + ie

The sense of 'friend from the same neighborhood' is retained from 'homeboy'/'homey', but the slangy clipped form and diminutive spelling make the relation partly informal and not fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

Homie comes from the older slang homeboy and the simple word home, which means 'home' or 'your neighborhood'. So, a homie is a 'close friend', often someone from the same area.