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homey

[hoh-mee]

hom·ey

[hoh-mee]
adjective, hom·i·er, hom·i·est.
comfortably informal and inviting; cozy; homelike: a homey little inn.
Also, homy.


Origin:
1850–55; home + -y1

hom·ey·ness, hom·i·ness, noun

homely, homey, homily (see synonym note at homely).


See homely.

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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homey (ˈhəʊmɪ)
 
adj , homier, homiest
1.  a variant spelling (esp US) of homy
 
n
2.  informal (NZ) a British person
 
'homeyness
 
n

homy or homey (ˈhəʊmɪ)
 
adj , homier, homiest
like a home, esp in comfort or informality; cosy
 
homey or homey
 
adj
 
'hominess or homey
 
n
 
'homeyness or homey
 
n

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homes definition


and homey; homie
  1. n.
    a buddy; a pal. (Originally between blacks. Also a term of address. See also holmes.) : Me and my homie want to go with you.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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