Meanings
nounroomie (plural roomies)
plural roomies · alternative roomy
- informalA roommate.
“Don't you dare, roomie,” he murmured, moving his lips to her jaw.
2021, Kate Meader, Dear Roomie: A Grumpy-Sunshine Hockey Romance, United States: Kate Meader LLC, →ISBN, →ISBN2 more examples
“The bed is amazing,” he said and grinned. “Good night, roomie,” he said and chuckled.
2018, Alexa Davis, Beautiful Roomie: Maxwell Brothers Romance Series, #9, →ISBN, →ISBNThe last thing she remembers before drifting off to sleep is seeing her roomie use a disposable razor to shave someone's head.
1995, Cosmopolitan: Volume 219, United States: Hearst Corporation, page 127
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*Hrew-?
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)rewH-
- Proto-Germanic*rūmą
- Proto-West Germanic*rūm
- Old Englishrūm
- Middle Englishroum
- Englishroom
- Englishroomie
Translations
Bulgarian съквартирант
- съквартирант (săkvartirant)informal: roommate
Finnish kämppäkaveri, kämppis
- kämppäkaveriinformal: roommate
- kämppisinformal: roommate
French coloc
- colocinformal: roommate
Swedish rumskompis
- rumskompisinformal: roommate
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with roomie
gloomyroomydoomyboomybloomybroomyCumaecummiefumykigurumiŌyamatsumirheumyshroomysloomyspumywombyzoomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
roomie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roomie
MLA
“roomie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roomie. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roomie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roomie.
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