South African term meaning "friend". Originates from isiXhosa, one of South Africa's 11 officiallanguages, which also happens to be Mandela's home language.
A: Howzit my bru? What are you doing this weekend?
B: Howzit! I'll be drinking with my chommies, wanna join us?
A: Sounds like a lekker plan, but eish I cant...
A chommie is an Afrikaans slang word for friend. The word Chommie (along with Chum) is the slang version of the Afrikaans word Tjommie meaning "buddy." --Thanks Nami