Homie

[Becky]

afriend of yours who you know always has your back when you need it

[Little_Girl]

Meaning close-friend or buddy. Derived from homeboy, but also rumored to be a mispronounciation of the French word for man which is homme (Sounds like home, but you know the e on the end made someone go homie).

[Jessica]

A term that now refers to a close friend. Historically, it was once used to called friends who would come to your house and smoke some weed. Hence, your homie.

[Becky]

The term homie was started by Mexican-Americans, most commonly in East Los Angeles, though, of course, the credit givin for the term goes out mostly to African-Americans. The term derrives from Homeboy, and was shortened down to just Homes or sometimes spelled holmes, which is another Mexican-American term, commonly used in California. Rapper Biggy Smalls has used the term homes/Holmes commonly.

[PussyCat]

Contrary to popular belief, it was the Chicanos aka Mexican-American Pachuos of Los Angeles who created words such as Homie, Homeboy, and Homes which were all derived from their slang known as Calo. However, Blacks adopted it and theres people who still think they created it just like they think they created Lowriders and call California Cali when the Pachucos did that.

[Becky]

can also be short term for homer (simpsons)
marge calls him homie..

[Rihanna]

An acquaintance from one

[Monty]

Someone who will always be your [favorite person] [even if] they were a [total] bitch.

[Kai]

Like calling someone [a friend] but [mostly] used by [cooler] people

[Tina]

→  homeboy mainly US slang