homo
nounadjectivenounadjectivenouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈhəʊ.məʊ//
- United Kingdom//ˈhɒm.əʊ//
- United States//ˈhoʊ.moʊ//
Of or pertaining to homosexuality.
noun
- 1
Variant of homosexualClipping of homosexual.
I heard that he's a homo, but he hasn't come out of the closet yet.
"... He's a homo." "My dear Theo, at my age one can't worry about little details like that. Besides, he's got such a nice voice."
Etymology
Clipping of homosexual.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to homosexuality.
noun
- 1
datedHomogenized milk with a high butterfat content.
One quart of homo wholesale in glass equals one quart equivalent. Certain modifications were made in these relatives to adjust for variations in units per ...
Etymology
Clipping of homogenized.
adjective
- 1
Homogenized; almost always said of milk with a high butterfat content.
Regular homo milk was being sold out of stores in half gallons for 33 cents against 44 cents on regular homo milk on home delivery.
noun
- 1
A human.
John, John, if you don't go you're no homo—no! You're only a fowl, an owl, a cow, a sow,—a doll, a poll; a poor, old, good-for-nothing-to-nobody, log, dog, hog, or frog, come out of a Concord bog.
Etymology
From Latin homō̆ (“a human being, man, person”), sometimes as a shortening of Homo sapiens. Doublet of gome, hombre, ombre, and omi.
Forms
- plural
- homos
- comparative
- more homo
- superlative
- most homo