Holmes

The word “Holmes” means informal, friendly term of address for a man, similar to "man" or "dude.". In plain terms, a casual way to address a friend, or a nod to someone playing detective.

“Holmes” is pronounced hohmz (/hoʊmz/ in IPA).

Here is “Holmes” used in a sentence: “Chill out, holmes, we've got time.”

“Holmes” is a noun.

The word “Holmes” comes from Old English. The friendly-address sense grew out of Chicano and West Coast slang; the detective sense nods to the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, whose surname comes from an old English word for a small island or river meadow.

“Holmes” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“Holmes” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: informal, friendly term of address for a man, similar to "man" or "dude.".

As a term of address, Holmes is informal American slang for a man, similar to "man," "dude," or "buddy": "What's up, Holmes?" It is generally treated as a variant spelling of homes, a friendly slang address between men.

When the word alludes to the detective Sherlock Holmes, the capital H stays. As a street term of address it appears both capitalized and lowercase in informal writing, and the alternative spelling homes is usually written lowercase; there is no fixed rule.