i.e. “What’s up, Homes”
Short for “homeboy”. Someone from the neighborhood. Also “homie”(sp?)
Which begs the question, why do they call each other homeboy?
This is my friend. Known, colloquially, as my boy. He is from my home. Hence he is my homeboy.
Is that really so difficult to parse?
I always thought they were calling eachother “Holmes”.
How do you get “Holmes” from “Homies (Homeys/Homes)”?
I thought it was “holmes” as well.
'Cos holmes sounds like homes. As in Sherlock Holmes.
Man.
It wasn’t a latino thing where I grew up.
It’s not entirely just a Latino thing, I think.
Holmes sounds like Homes, just like rasta sounds like hasta, which is the beginning to hasta la vista, or hasta luego, both of which are common Spanish phrases when leaving.
I thought it was Holmes too, as in John Holmes, as a compliment to a brother…like he was hung like Holmes. Us old white people are SO out of it…
I thought they said “homie”, to rhyme with “phoney”.
holmes and homie are 2 different things.
Holmes is semi-derogatory and is suggestive of “catching a clue” or someone who is trying to find something out.
It was my impression that “Holmes” derived from “homeboy” by way of “home,” and referenced (probably third or fourth hand) the way Dr. Watson always referred to his bes friend simply as Holmes, even when addressing him directly.
Where did you get that idea from? Are you thinking of “Sherlock,” as in “No shit, Sherlock”?
Where did you get that idea from? Are you thinking of “Sherlock,” as in “No shit, Sherlock”?
Where did you get that idea from? Are you thinking of “Sherlock,” as in “No shit, Sherlock”?
I don’t think its correct to say its ‘latino’, its really more Hip Hop urban slang - which probably originates more with black teens.
That of course depends on where you live. I live in a town that is about 80% Latino, and there are many subgroups or subcultures not shared by everyone. I don’t think I ever hear friends say “holmes” or “homeboy” much.
Pretty certain it originated in the Mexican gangs of East L.A.