Homerism
In sportcasting, having a bias toward your hometown team or toward the team for which you play/used to play.
The local newspapers practice homerism, predicting that the hometown teams will win and complaining about the refs when the local teams lose.
Homer
1. American bonehead.
2. Pull a Homer: to succeed despite idiocy.
2. Pull a Homer: to succeed despite idiocy.
"Looks like I just pulled a Homer!"
- Magic Johnson, after slipping on water and having the ball fly out of his hands, off a ref's head, and into the basket for the game winning three pointer.
- Magic Johnson, after slipping on water and having the ball fly out of his hands, off a ref's head, and into the basket for the game winning three pointer.
Homere
Homere is a male name of disputed origins which means "bringer of fun and joy", anyone named Homere has a lot of pressure as they will be expected to be humble, kind, generous, friendly, funny, musical, a good citizen, culturally eclectic, fashionable, intelligent and friends with peoples of all backgrounds.
Person 1: I think I would like to name my future son Homere
Person 2: If you're gonna name your son Homere, you better pray that the child becomes awesome, that name is a lot to live up to
Person 2: If you're gonna name your son Homere, you better pray that the child becomes awesome, that name is a lot to live up to
Homer
Homer Simpson, moronic head of the animated Simpson's family. Voted greatest American of all time (beating out presidents like Abraham Lincoln) in a UK poll.
*Homer after hearing the news* D'oh! Wait a sec... d'oh!
homer
Someone who shows blind loyalty to a team or organization, typically ignoring any shortcomings or faults they have.
"That guy is a total Broncos homer, they haven't done anything good all season!"
homer
A sports broadcaster who very obviously shows favoritism towards the team they represent.
I can't believe that dumb, homer Suzyn Waldman actually broke down and started crying about Joe Torre leaving the Yankees.
homered
A situation when the home referees favor the home team over the visitors.
He obviously got fouled while shooting a basket, but he got homered and there was no call.