This made me wonder:  does &quot;homie&quot; (urban US slang used a lot in hip-hop to mean something like &quot;trusted friend&quot;) actually come from British gay slang taken from Italian &quot;uomo&quot;?<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.lorem-ipsum.co.uk&#x2F;pdict.php?letter=H" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.lorem-ipsum.co.uk&#x2F;pdict.php?letter=H</a><p>Transitioning from the now dated &quot;my man&quot; to &quot;my homie&quot; seems very easy, although I&#x27;m not sure where the &quot;homo&quot; and &quot;uomo&quot; closeness fits into the theory.  Wikipedia mentions the pun with homosexuality, but says &quot;homie&quot; originated with Spanish &quot;hombre&quot; (presumably the same root as uomo?) to &quot;homeboy&quot;.