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Holmes

//hoʊmz// name, noun, slang

Proper Noun

1
A northern English surname from Middle English, variant of Holme.
"Last year, a US appeals court upheld the convictions of Holmes and Theranos President Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani. It also upheld the $452 million in restitution that Holmes and Balwani were ordered to pay to victims."
2
A Scottish habitational surname from the place near Dundonald.; Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective.
3
A Scottish habitational surname from the place near Dundonald.; by extension, someone acting like, or showing the ability of Sherlock Holmes.
4
A male given name transferred from the surname. rare
5
A hamlet in Tarleton parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4319).

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6
A suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4192).
7
A suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
8
A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.
9
A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wright County, Iowa.
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A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky.
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A number of places in the United States:; A township in Menominee County, Michigan.
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A number of places in the United States:; A hamlet in the town of Pawling, Dutchess County, New York.
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A number of places in the United States:; A township in Crawford County, Ohio.
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A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

Noun

1
An informal term of address, like man or dude. no-plural, slang
"Hey, holmes! What's up?"
2
plural of holme form-of, plural

Etymology 1

From holme, variant of holm (“islet”).

Etymology 2

Possibly from homeboy + -s (hypocoristic suffix), with the spelling influenced by Sherlock Holmes.

Etymology 3

See holme

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