homegirl

H4O1M3E1G2I1R1L1
UK/ˈhəʊmˌɡɜːl/US/ˈhoʊmˌɡɝl/

noun

A female friend.

OriginEnglish girl ← Middle English hom →
UncommonScrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounhomegirl (plural homegirls)

plural homegirls

  1. slangA female friend.
  2. slangA female co-member of a gang.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhom
  2. Englishhome
  3. Englishgirl
  4. Englishhomegirl

From home + girl; compare homeboy.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

homegirl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homegirl

MLA

“homegirl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homegirl. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homegirl,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homegirl.

Source: homegirl on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.