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homo

1

[ hoh-moh ]

noun

Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
plural homos.
  1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a gay person, especially a gay man.

Homo

2

[ hoh-moh ]

noun

  1. the genus of bipedal primates that includes modern humans and several extinct forms, distinguished by their large brains and a dependence upon tools. Compare archaic Homo.
  2. Facetious. (used in made-up taxonomic expressions to denote a type of human being):

    The door opens, and in walks Homo stupidus.

homo-

3
  1. a combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “same” ( homology ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words ( homomorphic ).

Homo

1

/ ˈəʊəʊ /

noun

  1. a genus of hominids including modern man (see Homo sapiens ) and several extinct species of primitive man, including Homo habilis and Homo erectus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

homo-

2

combining_form

  1. being the same or like Compare hetero-

    homologous

    homosexual

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homo

3

/ ˈəʊəʊ /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for homosexual
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

homo

4

/ ˈəʊəʊ /

noun

  1. informal.
    homogenized milk
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dz–

  1. A prefix meaning “same,” as in homogamous, having the same kind of flower.

Homo

  1. The genus to which human beings belong. The genus Homo includes Neanderthals and other hominids closely related to today's humans, such as Homo erectus.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of homo1

First recorded in 1920–25; by shortening of homosexual ( def )

Origin of homo2

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin dzō “man, human,” literally “the earthly one,” derivative of humus “earth, ground, soil”; related to Latin ūԳܲ “pertaining to man, human”; akin to Old English guma, Old Irish duine, Welsh dyn, Old Lithuanian žõ “human being”; humus, human

Origin of homo3

< Greek, combining form of dzó one and the same; akin to Sanskrit sama-; same
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of homo1

Latin: man

Origin of homo2

via Latin from Greek, from homos same

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