Country Dictionary

In sportcasting, having a bias toward your hometown team or toward the team for which you play/used to play.

The local newspapers practice homerism, predicting that the hometown teams will win and complaining about the refs when the local teams lose.

1. American bonehead. 2. Pull a Homer: to succeed despite idiocy.

"Looks like I just pulled a Homer!" - Magic Johnson, after slipping on water and having the ball fly out of his hands, off a ref's head, and into the basket for the game winning three pointer.

Homere is a male name of disputed origins which means "bringer of fun and joy", anyone named Homere has a lot of pressure as they will be expected to be humble, kind, generous, friendly, funny, musical, a good citizen, culturally eclectic, fashionable, intelligent and friends with peoples of all backgrounds.

Person 1: I think I would like to name my future son Homere Person 2: If you're gonna name your son Homere, you better pray that the child becomes awesome, that name is a lot to live up to

Homer Simpson, moronic head of the animated Simpson's family. Voted greatest American of all time (beating out presidents like Abraham Lincoln) in a UK poll.

*Homer after hearing the news* D'oh! Wait a sec... d'oh!

Someone who shows blind loyalty to a team or organization, typically ignoring any shortcomings or faults they have.

"That guy is a total Broncos homer, they haven't done anything good all season!"

A sports broadcaster who very obviously shows favoritism towards the team they represent.

I can't believe that dumb, homer Suzyn Waldman actually broke down and started crying about Joe Torre leaving the Yankees.

A situation when the home referees favor the home team over the visitors.

He obviously got fouled while shooting a basket, but he got homered and there was no call.