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hobo

UK/ˈhəʊ.bəʊ/ US/ˈhoʊ.boʊ/ uncommon us

noun

1.

a disreputable vagrant

  • “a homeless tramp”
  • “he tried to help the really down-and-out bums”
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Origin

Unknown. Possibly a contraction of ho, boy or the dialectal English term hawbuck (“lout, clumsy fellow, country bumpkin”).

Phrases

  • hobo bag
  • hobo egg
  • hobo jungle
  • hobo spider
  • hobo stew
  • hobo stove
  • laptop hobo

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