- a variation of homie.
homey
1 Americanadjective
noun
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homeys,
plural
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homies
plural
adjective
noun
Usage
What does homey mean? Homey is used to describe a place as cozy, comfortable, and inviting. It’s often used to describe a home that feels this way. You might discuss ways of making your place (or a particular room in it) more homey, typically by decorating it in a way that makes it cozier or more comfortable. Homey can also be used to describe a place that’s not a home but that’s comfortable and inviting like your own home, such as a hotel room, cozy restaurant, or nicely decorated office. Example: The new fireplace makes the living room feel so homey. Unrelatedly, homey is an alternative spelling of the noun homie, which is a slang term for a close friend. It can be used to refer to a friend, as in This is my homey Russel, or as a term of address for one, as in Hey, homey!Example: I’m having a night out with just me and my homeys.
Synonym Usage
See homely.
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Etymology
Origin of homey1
First recorded in 1850–55; home + -y 1
Origin of homey2
First recorded in 1990–95
Vocabulary lists containing homey
Example Sentences
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Her role as a Fullerton resident is also homey for Pfeiffer, a Fountain Valley High alum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
"Calgary, where I'm from, feels a little less like homey than LA," McRae said.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
Her choice of homey subjects, unusual angles, or surprising vantage points adds to the tug, and her use of black outlines, for emphasis, helps sustain it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
The homey feeling they shared was supported by a band that has the stylistic grace of a well-honed orchestra.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
“Maybe over the sofa or between the beds where everyone can see it? We need a few things to make it feel more homey in here.”
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
The doc has serious street cred when homeys start naming their mini shreds after him-yeah, you heard, people are naming their li'l ones Marco.
From Time Magazine Archive
Was it weird to go back and see your old homeys in Brazil after skating in Cali for a while?
From Time Magazine Archive
And I talk to the other homeys, too-when I see them.
From Time Magazine Archive
Chad Tim Tim tied the knot recently in the company of his beloved LBC/508 homeys.
From Time Magazine Archive
Three of his skateboarding homeys were lined up beside him.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
Took pictures of the homies with a school camera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
I always talk about that especially with my artist homies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025
A lot of homies and family growing up, they kind of loosely use that term for stuff that’s really not that crazy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
UAW counsel Benjamin Dictor on Sunday morning posted on the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter: "All my homies hate companies that won't agree to fair contracts for their workers."
From Reuters ● Oct. 29, 2023
“I got some new li’l homies running with me now,” says Scrap.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
Battery-operated wall sconces, she says, are another inexpensive addition that can make an apartment feel homier.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
These colors work especially well in large, cavernous rooms and spaces in which the goal is to make a space feel less cavernous and homier and more comfortable.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
It was so much homier, so much more filling, so much more home-style than the other, oftentimes heinous lunch offerings.
From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2024
The softer light makes even the sparest of holiday décor feel homier.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
This Motel 6 is in the latter category, which makes it homier, you might say, or maybe only more haunted.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
And homiest of all is the shop’s impressive, one might even say fanatical, collection of those aforementioned typewriters.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
The homiest of the lot are “Northwest,” an ode to the PNW, and a loving number about Clark’s grandmother titled “She Smoked in the House.”
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2023
Dasani’s housefather tries to soften the landing by making his homiest dish — lasagna.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2021
In a trolley car that is rumored to have driven the capital’s streets between 1894 and 1912, Luxury Diner serves the city’s heartiest and homiest breakfast and lunch.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2019
And in her quaint old kitchen— The very homiest spot— The kettle's always singing, The water's always hot.
From Custer, and Other Poems. by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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