homos
Same-sex attracted folks
Homos is the plural of homo, a slur for homosexual men.
The word originated as clinical terminology but became derogatory through use as an insult: The bullies called him a homo.
Some gay men have reclaimed it ironically among themselves.
The term remains offensive in most contexts.
State of sameness throughout
- uniformityState of being identical
- identityWho someone is
- similarityState of being alike
- equivalenceState of being equal
indistinguishability · consistency · congruence · parity · alikeness · correspondence · analogy · synonymy
Inborn behavioral tendencies shared universally
- humanityPeople as a whole
- anthropologyStudy of human cultures
- hominidBipedal primate family
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
cognition · consciousness · rationality · mortality · existence · being · essence · personhood
homogeneity
State of sameness throughout
- uniformityState of being identical
- identityWho someone is
- similarityState of being alike
equivalence · indistinguishability · consistency · congruence · parity · alikeness · correspondence · analogy · synonymy · monotony
human nature
Inborn behavioral tendencies shared universally
- humanityPeople as a whole
- anthropologyStudy of human cultures
- hominidBipedal primate family
evolution · cognition · consciousness · rationality · mortality · existence · being · essence · personhood · humankind
hummus
Mashed chickpea spread
olive oil · mezze · dip · pita · Lebanese · Middle Eastern · spread · Mediterranean · falafel · flatbread
- homogenized milkMilk with dispersed fat
- Homo sapiensScientific name for humans
- Homo erectusExtinct bipedal human ancestor
- Homo heidelbergensisPrehistoric human species, mid-Pleistocene
- homosexual rightsLegal equality for same-sex attraction
- homoerotic subtextImplied same-sex attraction beneath surface
homosexual, homogeneous, homogenize, homosexuality, homo, homoerotic, homogenized, homogenizing, homoeroticism