(noun)
someone who is a dude but also your homeboy;
he who could be called "ja boi" if you and he were on more familiar terms and/or if he had done a particularly useful solid for you when you needed it most;
intended for casual use rather than when you are trying to be fancy;
non-threatening, friendly signifier of mutual esteem that communicates someone is a particularly good homie, without sacrificing the chill factor communicated by dude.
Man that guy Zayn, he's a real homedude, i'm tryna tell ya like for rul - always chill, always got ma back. Do you know what it is that I am saying?
a white guy who hangs out with black guys trying to be one of them:most white guys when amongst each other call one another dude, thus when that same white guy is with his "black friends" they might refer to him as homey dude.