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homeric code

Same thing as the "heroic code." Used in works by Homer, such as the Iliad.
The Homeric Code can't really be used in a sentence. Sorry.
homeric code by Wd2019 May 30, 2016

Homesick 

When someone is experiencing a longing for one's home during a period of absence from it.
He was homesick for America after five weeks in Europe.
Homesick by LittleBFFforlife53 October 22, 2016

Homesickness

The feeling of longing for home when one is absent.

The bitch that punches you in the gut when you leave for college.
I want a hug from my mom, my warm bed, my little brother and sister, my dad's bad jokes and my dog. Fuck this homesickness.
Homesickness by collegegirl35432 January 7, 2012

Homerism 

In sportcasting, having a bias toward your hometown team or toward the team for which you play/used to play.
The local newspapers practice homerism, predicting that the hometown teams will win and complaining about the refs when the local teams lose.
Homerism by wsws August 23, 2009

Hometrick 

A word used on Dlisted to describe Phoebe Price's job.
Obviously, she is getting funds from SOMEWHERE, because hometrick is always showing up any-fuckin' where in couture or couture hand me downs.
Hometrick by EvilShoe March 28, 2009

Homesickness

A feeling of sadness, loneliness, and even depression from being deprived from someone or somewhere.
This homesickness is eating me up like a bitch.