See also: Holmes

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Possibly from homeboy +‎ -s (hypocoristic suffix), with the spelling influenced by Holmes.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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holmes (plural not attested)

  1. (slang) An informal term of address, like man or dude.
    Hey, holmes! What's up?

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Etymology 2

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See holme

Noun

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holmes

  1. plural of holme

Anagrams

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Danish

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Noun

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holmes c

  1. indefinite genitive plural of holm

Swedish

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Noun

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holmes

  1. indefinite genitive singular of holme