homegirl
Female neighborhood friend
Homegirl is slang for a female friend from one's neighborhood or hometown, or more broadly, any close female friend.
The term emerged from Black and Latino urban communities and carries warmth and loyalty: That's my homegirl from way back.
It parallels homeboy for males.
Sometimes used as a casual address: What's up, homegirl?
Closest pal, informally
- confidanteTrusted female friend
- ride-or-dieUtterly unwavering ally
- buddyInformal term for companion
- palClose trusted companion
BFF · sister · sista · comadre · ace · crew · squad · girlfriend
Informal for female sibling
bestie
Closest pal, informally
- confidanteTrusted female friend
- ride-or-dieUtterly unwavering ally
- buddyInformal term for companion
pal · BFF · sister · sista · comadre · ace · crew · squad · girlfriend · companion
sis
Informal for female sibling
shawty · shorty · boo · hun · bae · queen · diva · lady · miss · girlfriend
ride-or-die
Utterly unwavering ally
- solidarityUnity among allies
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
trust · dependable · reliable · defender · advocate · ally · protector · loyal · faithful · steadfast
block
Solid mass, or impede
local · neighbor · turf · native · roots · area · ends · streets · crew · familiar
- 90s Slangall that, as if, da bomb, the bomb, dope
- Latino CultureHispanic Americans, Latino, Chicana, Mexican-American, Cuban Americans
- slangslang, jargon, lingo, argot, cant
- countrymencompatriot, countryman, countrywoman, fellow citizen, national
homegirlstranger
Person not yet known
enemy · outsider · antagonist · foe · adversary
homegirloutsider
One excluded from group
out-of-towner · foreigner · transplant · stranger · newcomer