What is a "Homie"

Ive heard this on a few rap songs which I could hardly understand, then in the Movie colateral it was used. I thought it meant homosexual, ie and insult. But in the PC Game GTA San andreas the bloke´s calling his mates Homies, wierd.

Im sure some US chap could enlighten me.

It means friend or buddy...sometrhing like that....not to be mixed up with "homo"....a term that describes rappers that use the term "homie".

its a term of kinship.
not worth looking into past that

Homie I always took as a slang term to reference someone who resides in the same area as yourself.

Slang for gang member thug. Nowadays is becoming more like "buddy".

Originally posted by Bicnarok
Ive heard this on a few rap songs which I could hardly understand, then in the Movie colateral it was used. I thought it meant homosexual, ie and insult. But in the PC Game GTA San andreas the bloke´s calling his mates Homies, wierd.

Im sure some US chap could enlighten me.

Your thinking of "Homo" which is a derogative term for a homosexual.

"Homie" means someone in your neighbourhood or gang, or a friend you care about.

Isn't it short for "home boy"? Which, as pointed out earlier, is a term endearment.

I believe they're also a line a small plastic figures depicting characters that you would normally lock your door if you were to see them walking down the street next to your car. I think you can buy them from gum ball machines.

Originally posted by Capt_Fantastic

I believe they're also a line a small plastic figures depicting characters that you would normally lock your door if you were to see them walking down the street next to your car. I think you can buy them from gum ball machines.

😆

I guess the Latino community is cool with it? 😑

Originally posted by Bardock42
It means friend or buddy...sometrhing like that....not to be mixed up with "homo"....a term that describes rappers that use the term "homie".

Originally posted by Bicnarok
Ive heard this on a few rap songs which I could hardly understand, then in the Movie colateral it was used. I thought it meant homosexual, ie and insult. But in the PC Game GTA San andreas the bloke´s calling his mates Homies, wierd.

Im sure some US chap could enlighten me.

Homis means friend.

homie isn't a real word.

Homie is a sandwich shop that was down the street from my house in Glendale 😛

and it also means friend, haha

Originally posted by Capt_Fantastic

I believe they're also a line a small plastic figures depicting characters that you would normally lock your door if you were to see them walking down the street next to your car. I think you can buy them from gum ball machines.

interesting array of possibilities, basically means "mate" then

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" basically means "mate" then"

I reckon Capt Fantastic got it right though.... " homie " is a derivative of "home boy". which in turn is a kind of term of endearment, or at least camaradarie - so yeah to (Brits at leasts) the term means "mate" (as we Brits understand it!)

As a Brit living in America for the last 10 years, I have noticed my own stepsons slipping into "Chicano" Spanish (they are 1/2 mexican) but the "gangbanger" language and culture seems to be spreading northwards from Claifornia. I don't know if any American commentators would agree with this. Let me know if I am mistaken.

homie is friend in ghetto language.

Originally posted by EmceeMart
" basically means "mate" then"

I reckon Capt Fantastic got it right though.... " homie " is a derivative of "home boy". which in turn is a kind of term of endearment, or at least camaradarie - so yeah to (Brits at leasts) the term means "mate" (as we Brits understand it!)

As a Brit living in America for the last 10 years, I have noticed my own stepsons slipping into "Chicano" Spanish (they are 1/2 mexican) but the "gangbanger" language and culture seems to be spreading northwards from Claifornia. I don't know if any American commentators would agree with this. Let me know if I am mistaken.

homie is friend in ghetto language.

no such thing as "ghetto language". Half of the uneducated residents of ghettos speak better English than these pasty white suburban kids. I blame MTV. All these little pukes see the way their idol rappers speak and try to emulate them.

And it tool me a while to realise that they characters in GTA san andreas
when talking about "the hood" weren´r refering to some bad ass gangsta
wearing a hood but the neighbourhood.

Its amazing how the English language has mutated in various ways.