"omi" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: omis [plural]
Etymology: Probably borrowed from Italian uomo (“man”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|uomo|t=man}} Italian uomo (“man”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} omi (plural omis)
  1. (Polari) A man. Tags: Polari Synonyms: homee, homie, omee Derived forms: bona omi, charpering omi, feely-omi, omi-palone, palone-omi
    Sense id: en-omi-en-noun-8cXSiEkr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Polari

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Download JSON data for omi meaning in English (1.8kB)

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        {
          "word": "bona omi"
        },
        {
          "word": "charpering omi"
        },
        {
          "word": "feely-omi"
        },
        {
          "word": "omi-palone"
        },
        {
          "word": "palone-omi"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1967, Kenneth Horne, Bona Bijou Tourettes (Round the Horne), season 3, episode 12",
          "text": "Divine. Sitting, sipping a tiny drinkette, vadaïng the great butch omis and dolly little palones trolling by, or disporting yourself on the sable plage getting your lallies all bronzed - your riah getting bleached by the soleil.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1997, James Gardiner, Who's a Pretty Boy Then?, page 123",
          "text": "Well, she schlumphed her Vera down the screech at a rate of knots, zhooshed up the riah, checked the slap in the mirror behind the bar, straightened up one ogle fake riah that had come adrift, and bold as brass orderlied over as fast as she could manage in those bats and, in her best lips, asked, if she could parker the omi a bevvy.",
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    {
      "word": "bona omi"
    },
    {
      "word": "charpering omi"
    },
    {
      "word": "feely-omi"
    },
    {
      "word": "omi-palone"
    },
    {
      "word": "palone-omi"
    }
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1997, James Gardiner, Who's a Pretty Boy Then?, page 123",
          "text": "Well, she schlumphed her Vera down the screech at a rate of knots, zhooshed up the riah, checked the slap in the mirror behind the bar, straightened up one ogle fake riah that had come adrift, and bold as brass orderlied over as fast as she could manage in those bats and, in her best lips, asked, if she could parker the omi a bevvy.",
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      "word": "homee"
    },
    {
      "word": "homie"
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    {
      "word": "omee"
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