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Originated as a Black American synonym for 'man', taken from the French word for man/men,HOMME (pronounced 'ohm' ). It is unclear if the mispronounciation was intentional originally. Then,became misheard or the origin misunderstood, by both blacks and whites. For example: 'Holmes', 'Homes', 'Homeboy', etc...
Hey, Homme, you got 5 dollars I can borrow?
HOMEY by SteveRos July 5, 2005
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"I got a homey at my school; he's great."
homey by Dave January 14, 2004
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A good buddy you can always hang around with (providing that he/she says so).
"There are two people in my neighborhood who are good homies. Whenever I'm bored I just pay them a visit, 'cause they always welcome me. Sometimes one of'em takes me to see her other friends; they're good people too. Some do drugs, but they're nice to me and that's all I care about."
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homey by Dave July 8, 2004
your friend
homey by jolene90 December 18, 2016
American 'wannabe' gangster slang translating to 'person in my gang' or 'gang member'. Also a word that no other country except America will use thats why we cringe when we hear it in the movies/TV.
I'm hanging with my homeys/homies.
homey by Zopal July 18, 2003
A term to use if you gangbanging in a blood set you call your niggas homeys to identify you down with bloods
Razor x: wut up homey who you be?
Blaze-Haze: im down homey gshine set!
Razor x: brat homey
Homey by SouthWest WEb. st December 8, 2004
Homey is the name of the Internet's newest real estate search engine and way to search for homes. http://www.homey.com
I used Homey to search for my house. Homey helped me find my new pad.
homey by boatdude April 6, 2009