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Noun: homegirl  'howm,gurl
Usage: US, informal
  1. A fellow female member of a youth gang
    "The homegirl stood by her friends during the confrontation"
     
  2. A girl or woman from one's home town or neighborhood
    "I ran into my homegirl from high school at the grocery store"

Derived forms: homegirls

Type of: fellow member, fille, girl, member, miss, missy [informal], young lady, young woman

Part of: youth gang

Encyclopedia: Homegirl