home slice

noun

A fellow, particularly a male acquaintance, from one's home town.

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Meanings

nounhome slice (plural home slices)

plural home slices · alternative homeslice

  1. chiefly African-American VernacularA fellow, particularly a male acquaintance, from one's home town.

    He was practically a home slice and knew all the ancient haunts.

    2003, Frank Owen, Clubland
    2 more examples

    Corey F: Chill, Steve-o. I’m just lookin’ after my home slice here.

    2000, Tommy Housworth, Smirking into the Abyss

    Rod was my home slice. He and I rolled up scumbags together for two years in SWAT. I loved that guy.

    2002, Stephen J Cannell, The Viking Funeral

Origin

Variant of homeboy or homie + slice.

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APA

home slice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20slice

MLA

“home slice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20slice. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “home slice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20slice.

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