SashAlex wrote:Guys, i'd be thankful if someone could explain me, or give the definition of the word - homer !?
I know its meaning... hmmmm, i need the definition basically.
For e.g. - Supersonics homer ?!
I had a couple of arguments with a Boston fan from my country and I called him a Celtic homer because he is so annoying ! He laughed and told me that I'm stupid because he considers that this word is used only for Mr. Simpson !
He doesn't even know about Homer from the antique Greece that is considered to be the father of history !
Homer..
Uhm, if I'm a Laker homer, I think they're going to win every game, I'm gonna to say that any player on the Lakers is the greatest in the world, that they'd sweep the 96 Bulls, etc. etc. Something like that.
As far as definitions, all I found was this.
Ho·mer (hmr) fl. 850 b.c.
Greek epic poet. Two of the greatest works in Western literature, the Iliad and the Odyssey, are attributed to him.
hom·er 1 (hmr)
n.
1. Baseball A home run.
2. A homing pigeon.
intr.v. ho·mer·ed, ho·mer·ing, ho·mers Baseball
To hit a home run: homered in the fifth inning.
ho·mer 2 (hmr)
n.
A unit of capacity used by the ancient Hebrews, equal to 10 ephahs (about 10 bushels) or 10 baths (about 100 gallons). Also called kor.