Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Homie

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Dicdef --Rlandmann 12:18, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)

  • Delete: Dictdef. You know, though, this is my favorite new word. French, Spanish, and Italian all have a word for pisano to mean "guy from my neighborhood/village," and English lacked one until "homie" came along. Not really at Wiktionary level. Geogre 12:33, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)
    • Merge & redirect, per Wile E. Heresiarch's suggestion. Geogre 00:49, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • I don't know maybe an article explaining it's usage and how this word is in every language. Williamb 12:46, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Delete - dicdef - unless somebody turns it into a cultural analysis Cutler 13:58, Aug 8, 2004 (UTC)
  • Perhaps redirect to a slang article if an appropriate one exists. This seems like an article that will pop up again if it's deleted. -- Stevietheman 15:26, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Merge & redirect to urban slang. (Guess it's time to start an article on that.) Agreed w/ Stevietheman that homie will get recreated if it's deleted. Wile E. Heresiarch 19:20, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)
    • Is "urban" a euphemism for "hip hop" or for "African American"? Either way, it's a cop-out. I agree with merge and redirect, not with the proposed title. -- Jmabel 00:21, Aug 10, 2004 (UTC)
    • Comment: Jmabel, the first time I heard the word, the speaker was white, and it was 1978. "Urban" has become less of a euphemism these days than an umbrella term for a host of subcultures. If we're more precise than that with the term, we'll end up with a POV debate, I think. The term probably arose in Black English, but it spread remarkably quickly - probably because it was a word standard English needed. Geogre 00:49, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep and improve. Spleeman 20:28, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep, and expand... following the 'pisano'/cultural analysis theme?. If we are gonna keep it, I'll work on it. Already have Homie the clown on clown so theres potential cross reference. I think this has the potential to be more than a dictdef if it's treated in a scholarly manner.Pedant 00:30, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • I thought homie was just short for homeboy, or is the former term more dominant than the latter? Pcb21| Pete 11:51, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)
    • Good point that Homeboy and Homegirl ought to redirect as well. The funny thing is that I think the slang speakers have been gender aware and have, indeed, made "homie" preferred over "homeboy." That's kind of a side issue at this point, given the votes, though. Geogre 17:43, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)
      • Rather than redirect to another WP page, it might be better to transwiki and soft redirect them to Wiktionary (see Wikipedia:Soft redirect) using the {{wi}} template. Pcb21| Pete 18:23, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

This discussion is closed. Results: 2 deletes 5 keeps. Keep. DJ Clayworth 16:25, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)