Coined: (Probably) no earlier than 2003 and no later than 2006, SoCal, USA.
Backstory: A combination of "homey" (or a variant) and Pemba, the name of an (ancient?) city in Africa.
Pronunciation: home-PEM-ba
Plural: homepembas. (Obviously, multiple people each considered a homepemba.)
Definition: A synonym to homie/homey/homeboy/homegirl, etc. Used casually, in a friendly, non-insulting fashion, for members of either sex.
Backstory: A combination of "homey" (or a variant) and Pemba, the name of an (ancient?) city in Africa.
Pronunciation: home-PEM-ba
Plural: homepembas. (Obviously, multiple people each considered a homepemba.)
Definition: A synonym to homie/homey/homeboy/homegirl, etc. Used casually, in a friendly, non-insulting fashion, for members of either sex.
Greetings and salutations, peeps and homepembas!
by Yours Truly Benchley Brandon January 18, 2008