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The secret “anti-languages” you’re not supposed to know
- nkurz 11y agoThis made me wonder: does "homie" (urban US slang used a lot in hip-hop to mean something like "trusted friend") actually come from British gay slang taken from Italian "uomo"? http://www.lorem-ipsum.co.uk/pdict.php?letter=H http://www.lorem-ipsum.co.uk/pdict.php?letter=H Transitioning from the now dated "my man" to "my homie" seems very easy, although I'm not sure where the "homo" and "uomo" closeness fits into the theory. Wikipedia mentions the pun with homosexuality, but says "homie" originated with Spanish "hombre" (presumably the same root as uomo?) to "homeboy".