The word homie first originated in New Zealand and the moved on to Britain in the early 1950s were the word spread around and then it moved to America to were it is today.
When some people think of Britain they think of it as rich an fancy, that may be partly true but Britain loves their slang so when they heard the word homie it spread like wildfire all over Britain and in other countries.
The word homie has many variations one of them means friend or buddy but the actual word means homeboy, some people think of homie as a bad word but it is just a variation of friend.
Homie can be used as a greeting towards friends or acquaintances. The term homie is often used in greetings such as "What's up homie?", "Peace out homies!", and "Hey homie.".
Today we have social media, social media has changed how we use the word homie. By using social media homie has changed how we greet our friends online. Instead of just saying 'Hey' some people will say 'Hey homie' or What's up homie?'. Now and days the word homie has changed into different words to say friend but the word is sometimes still being used today.