"holmes" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-holmes.ogg [US]
Etymology: Possibly from homeboy + -s (hypocoristic suffix), with the spelling influenced by Holmes. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|homeboy|s|id2=hypocoristic|pos2=hypocoristic suffix}} homeboy + -s (hypocoristic suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} holmes (plural not attested)
  1. (slang) An informal term of address, like man or dude. Tags: no-plural, slang Synonyms: homes Related terms: vato
    Sense id: en-holmes-en-noun-gDszKnfn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns with unattested plurals, English terms suffixed with -s (hypocoristic) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: en-us-holmes.ogg [US]
Etymology: See holme Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} holmes
  1. plural of holme Tags: form-of, plural Form of: holme
    Sense id: en-holmes-en-noun-WAOl6LE4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for holmes meaning in English (2.4kB)

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