homo

Etymology 1

A clipping of words prefixed with homo-, from Greek ὁμός: i.e. homogenized and homosexual.

noun

1. (colloquial, often derogatory) Clipping of homosexual.
   "... He's a homo." "My dear Theo, at my age one can't worry about little details like that. Besides, he's got such a nice voice." 1938, Cecil Day Lewis, Starting point, page 127
   I heard that he's a homo, but he hasn't come out of the closet yet.
2. (uncountable, dated, US, Canada) Homogenized milk with a high butterfat content.
   One quart of homo wholesale in glass equals one quart equivalent. Certain modifications were made in these relatives to adjust for variations in units per ... 1956, Purdue University. Agricultural Experiment Station., Station bulletin, page 25

adj

1. (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Of or pertaining to homosexuality.
2. (not comparable, Canada, US) Homogenized; almost always said of milk with a high butterfat content.
   Regular homo milk was being sold out of stores in half gallons for 33 cents against 44 cents on regular homo milk on home delivery. 1958, American milk review and milk plant monthly, volume 20, page 190

Etymology 2

From Latin homō̆ (“man, human”), sometimes as a shortening of Homo sapiens. Doublet of hombre, ombre, and gome.

noun

1. (nonstandard) A human.
   John, John, if you don't go you're no homo—no! You're only a fowl, an owl, a cow, a sow,—a doll, a poll; a poor, old, good-for-nothing-to-nobody, log, dog, hog, or frog, come out of a Concord bog. 1850, Edgar Allan Poe, X-ing a Paragrab