hometown herd /’hōm-,taʊn ‘hərd/ n. 1a : a group of people with a common bond 1b : your people, friends, peers, peeps, homies, entourage, buddies, menage, phratry, kinsfolk, stratum, syndicate, tribe, clan, posse, pack, pod, group, bubble, dudes singular : bro, sista, sister from another mister, amigo, compadre, chum, main man, mate, sidekick, bosom buddy, palsan, pal, wing man, brah, gal pal, chica, BFF, bud