Holmes, Arthur Holmes
(noun) English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965)
Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmes
(noun) United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894)
Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
(noun) United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Possibly a combination of Holmes (the fictional detective) and a contraction of homeboy
holmes (plural not attested)
(slang) An informal term of address, like man or dude.
See holme
holmes
plural of holme
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Holmes
A northern English surname, variant of Holme.
a Scottish habitational surname from the place near Dundonald.
Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective.
by extension, someone acting like, or showing the ability of Sherlock Holmes.
(rare) A male given name from surnames.
• mohels
Source: Wiktionary
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
