Homie vs Dude - What's the difference?
homie | dude |
(African American Vernacular English) Someone, particularly a male acquaintance, from one's hometown.
(African American Vernacular English) A close friend or fellow member of a youth gang.
(African American Vernacular English) An inner-city youth.
(slang) A man.
(slang, used in the vocative) A term of address for a man.
(originally) An inexperienced cowboy.
(slang) A tourist.
(archaic) A dandy, a man who is very concerned about his dress and appearance.
(slang) A term conveying excitement.
to address someone with the term of address
As nouns the difference between homie and dude
is that homie is someone, particularly a male acquaintance, from one's hometown while dude is a man.As an interjection dude is
a term conveying excitement.As a verb dude is
to address someone with the term of address dudehomie
English
Noun
(en noun)- Hey there, Francis, my homey !
- Yo, homeys !
Synonyms
* homeboydude
English
Alternative forms
* dood * dewd * (Internet slang)Noun
(en noun) (wikipedia dude)- Relax, dude .
Synonyms
* (man) bloke , chap (dated British), cove (dated British), guy * (term of address for a man) mate (qualifier) * (dandy) dandy, fop, masher * See alsoDerived terms
* dude-bro * dude ranch * dudine (obsolete), dudess (obsolete), dudetteInterjection
- Dude , I’m glad you finally called.