hobo
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
possibly a contraction of 'ho, boy' or English dialect hawbuck "lout, clumsy fellow, country bumpkin."
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[edit] Noun
- A homeless, usually penniless person, in some way associated with a life along the rails.
- A migratory laborer
- (pejorative) A tramp, vagabond; hence bum
[edit] Usage notes
- Often used attributively, as if an adjective. For example, "hobo stew", "he was leading a hobo life."
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:vagabond
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[edit] Translations
homeless person
tramp, vagabond; bum
migratory worker
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[edit] Verb
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to hobo (third-person singular simple present hobos, present participle hoboing, simple past and past participle hoboed)
- (intransitive) To be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.
- Joe idly hoboed trough half the country till he realized hoboing never gets you anywhere in life
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[edit] Dutch
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology
From French hautbois (from haut 'high' + bois 'wood')
[edit] Noun
hobo m. (plural hobo's, diminutive hobootje, diminutive plural hobootjes)
- An oboe, a woodwind melody instrument
[edit] Derived terms
- hoboïst m.
