Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Homie


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was 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 Soft redirect) using the 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)
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