# homie

Pronunciation: say "HOH-mee" US /ˈhoʊ.mi/, UK /ˈhəʊ.mi/

## Noun

1. A close friend, or someone who belongs to the same youth gang as oneself. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A close friend, or someone in the same gang of young people as you.
   - _He's my homie; we've been tight since the third grade._
   - _The gang's younger members were expected to back up their homies in any fight on the block._
2. A person from the same hometown as oneself, especially a friend or a man one knows. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A person from the same hometown as you, often a friend.
   - _At college in Atlanta, he was thrilled to run into a homie from back home in Detroit._
   - _Whenever he flies home to Oakland, his homies throw him a cookout._

## Other meanings

- (noun) A young person who lives in the inner city.

## Origin

Formed as home + -ie. It is first known from Ella Mae Morse's improvised spoken introduction to "The House of Blue Lights," a 1946 song by Morse and Freddie Slack.

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