hommi

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Icelandic

Etymology

An alteration and shortening of now obsolete hómósexúalisti.

Pronunciation

Noun

hommi m (genitive singular homma, nominative plural hommar)

  1. a homosexual male, a gay male
    Synonym: samkynhneigður
  2. (offensive) a faggot, a fag
    Synonyms: faggi, öfuguggi, hommatittur

Usage notes

Hommi is the term most commonly used when neutrally referring to homosexuals (although it can be used maliciously) — similar to the word gay in English — however, samkynhneigður is usually preferred in more formal contexts.

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