Meanings
plural humies
- slangfantasyA human (especially as opposed to a different sapient species).
A lot of times [my cat] doesn't even seem to care about pets. Just wants her humie nearby to sit with and watch the deer.
2022 December 11, @wizardofcause, Twitter2 more examples
The orks and "goblins" of the WHFB world do not have any advanced technology, and are in fact even more backwards than the primitive humies on the planet.
1997 July 7, P. Troy Routley, “40k comes b4 FB... PROVEN!”, in rec.games.miniatures.warhammer (Usenet)There was a time my friends and I did a fantasy race quiz. One got elf, one got dragon, one was an incubus, and I was the sole humie. At first I was disappointed but then thought “In a fantasy world I’d be pals with three immortal beings of incredible power as a dude.” And smiled
2024 April 22, @fattyfattyjojo, Twitter
Origin
From human + -ie, originally popularized by the Warhammer franchise, where the word is used by the "ork" race to refer to humans.
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