homo
Of or pertaining to homosexualityOf or pertaining to homosexuality.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
2 senses(colloquial, derogatory, sometimes)Of or pertaining to homosexuality.
(Canada, US, not comparable)Homogenized; almost always said of milk with a high butterfat content.
Examples
17 sentencesTom and Mary are homo sapiens.
ruТом и Мэри - гомо сапиенс. — marafon
It's homo sapiens, not hetero sapiens.
Ziri is a homo.
Homo erectus looked much like we do today, but with elongated legs and shorter arms.
deDer Homo erectus sah fast so aus wie wir heute, nur dass er längere Beine und kürzere Arme hatte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom and Mary are Homo Sapiens.
deTom und Maria sind Homines sapientes. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
Clipping of homosexual. Clipping of homogenized.Forms
more homo, most homoLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.