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homo
When used as a noun to describe a person, this word is often considered an offensive slur or highly derogatory slang. It should be used with extreme caution as it can be very hurtful. When used as a combining form (the beginning of a longer word), it is a neutral, scientific term meaning 'same' and is common in academic and technical English.
💬Casual Conversation
🎬Tuesday afternoon, Chloe is procrastinating on a history paper in the library.
Chloe Smith
this prof keeps using 'homo' as a shorthand for sapiens. it sounds so weird.
Maya
he is just cutting corners. get your act together and finish that draft.
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Chloe is commenting on the academic use of 'homo' (referring to the genus Homo sapiens), while Maya uses the idiom 'cutting corners' to describe his lack of thoroughness and 'get your act together' to tell Chloe to stop procrastinating.