Mahomie

English

Etymology

Blend of Mahone +‎ homie.

Noun

Mahomie (plural Mahomies)

1. (slang) A fan of the American singer Austin Mahone.
   • 2012 June 6, Jenny Eliscu, “The Making of Baby Bieber: How Austin Mahone Is Riding Social Media to Superstardom”, in The Hollywood Reporter:

     She tells a story about one of her teachers calling her out for being a “Mahomie” — Mahomies are what his fans call themselves, like Justin’s “Beliebers.”

   • 2014 August 14, “Music”, in The Record, Bergen County, New Jersey:

     As his "Mahomies" already know, Mahone got his start posting his covers of pop hits to YouTube, which gained him enough of a following that he made the switch to full-time singer.

   • 2014 August 19, Maura Johnston, “Mahone updates the teen-idol template at Blue Hills”, in The Boston Globe:

     Austin Mahone, the night’s headliner, has accrued a rabid following of “Mahomies” thanks to his knack for retrofitting R&B hits to teenage tastes, […]

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Mahomie.