homegirl
noun
a girl or woman from the same locality as oneself.
homegirls
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pluralof homegirl.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“It’s a constant fight of belonging and really having your girlfriends or your homegirls or my mom and my sister. I complain to them every day about something that’s going on at work,” Wallace said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2024
I’d either go with my homegirls or my family, so it just depends on who’s in town.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
And, oddly enough — and so beautiful — they’re in some of these really dense archives at the Getty, just merrymaking, hanging out with their homegirls and Duke Ellington.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2022
Chastity and my homegirls visiting the other yards meet me in the parking lot.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2019
I could hear Jazz talking on the phone in her bedroom, probably to one of her homegirls.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
