(African-American Vernacular English, slang) The killing of one's friends through betrayal or deception.
(African-American Vernacular English, slang) The killing of one's friends through betrayal or deception.
"homeycide" means: The killing of one's friends through betrayal or deception.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
"homeycide" means: The killing of one's friends through betrayal or deception.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
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(Internet slang, offensive, ethnic slur) The death or murder of a black person.
African American Vernacular English (AAVE) slang spelling/pronunciation variant of 'house,' typically used in hip-hop lyrics and informal writing to represent a stylized pronunciation. Carries the cultural register of 1990s rap vernacular, where creative respellings of common words were common stylistic moves.
(Internet slang, satirical) Genocide of white people.
(US, police, slang) Black, African-American.
"homeycide" means: The killing of one's friends through betrayal or deception.. Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. Note the regional or dialect label (American) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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(African-American Vernacular English, slang) Black-on-black homicide.
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