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homey

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • See homy.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun African American Vernacular Someone, particularly a male acquaintance, from one's hometown.
  • noun African American Vernacular A close friend or fellow member of a youth gang.
  • noun African American Vernacular An inner-city youth.
  • adjective Befitting a home; cozy, intimate

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable

Etymologies

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Earliest known reference is in the 1946 tune by Ella Mae Morse and Freddie Slack, "The House of Blue Lights," when Morse improvises a spoken-word intro. Possible shortened form of homeboy.

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home + -y

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Examples

  • I made this cake about three weeks ago for no particular reason other than I wanted to make a plain 'homey' cake but don't let the simplicity of the name deceive you.

    Archive 2008-01-01 2008

  • I made this cake about three weeks ago for no particular reason other than I wanted to make a plain 'homey' cake but don't let the simplicity of the name deceive you.

    Orange Sour Cream Bundt Cake 2008

  • She would approve that I served it in homey little ramekins dolloped with whipped cream but nary a raspberry or mint leaf in sight.

    Chocohotopots, Poofed! Laura 2009

  • She would approve that I served it in homey little ramekins dolloped with whipped cream but nary a raspberry or mint leaf in sight.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Laura 2009

  • It's certainly a beautiful new home with that lived in homey feel!

    A Visit to a 1920's Style House 2008

  • In yesterday's paper, Stephanie Grace writes about how my main homey (and legendary Nagin enabler) Rob Couhig is on the board of the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority, which is being severely hamstrung by the Mayor's office in all kinds of ways.

    Archive 2007-06-01 2007

  • Yes, this year's conference has featured both Stephen Baldwin -- who called Obama "homey" -- and some guy from 1985's The Goonies who now does voiceover work on videos about demon sheep who said Obama was "probably" planning to use Gitmo to imprison Andrew Breitbart and Ann Coulter.

    Karl Frisch: Postcards From the Edge (And by Edge, I Mean CPAC) 2010

  • Yes, this year's conference has featured both Stephen Baldwin -- who called Obama "homey" -- and some guy from 1985's The Goonies who now does voiceover work on videos about demon sheep who said Obama was "probably" planning to use Gitmo to imprison Andrew Breitbart and Ann Coulter.

    Karl Frisch: Postcards From the Edge (And by Edge, I Mean CPAC) Karl Frisch 2010

  • Yes, this year's conference has featured both Stephen Baldwin -- who called Obama "homey" -- and some guy from 1985's The Goonies who now does voiceover work on videos about demon sheep who said Obama was "probably" planning to use Gitmo to imprison Andrew Breitbart and Ann Coulter.

    Postcards From the Edge (And by Edge, I Mean CPAC) 2010

  • While she had planned to serve cheesecake for dessert, the rhubarb pie and ice cream sounded ever so much more "homey" -- especially since Jena had used a no bake boxed recipe.

    The Summer Girl Boeshaar, Andrea 2003

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