Holmes

Gangster slang. What you would call a good friend, a stranger, or even mockery against an adversary.

Holms is the short term of hommie. Some people incorrectly spell it homs but that makes no sense. The world holms is used when talking to only a kewl person. Mainly used when greating like what up holms!

"Holmes" (L is not silent) is the correct Ebonics pronunciation which has a history of being used equivalently with, "dude", "guy", "man" or similar non-familiar alternatives not in the third person.

It was made popular in late 60s East Coast slang, and then later devolved into, "homes" (silent L) at which point it was incorrectly assumed to be short for, "homeboy".

"Homeboy" is typically expressed as a familiar, friendly term often in the third person.

Unlike homeboy, holmes can be used in a variety of ways to denote friendship, aggressiveness, or dubious curiousity.

A hispanic-slang; the hispanic version of homies usually used after every sentence.

The greatest detective that ever lived (although he never actually lived since he's a fictional character).

basically slang for "buddy"
see word "homie"

To get a beatdown from a woman