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

Singular
hobo

Plural
hobos or hoboes

hobo (plural hobos or hoboes)

  1. A homeless, usually penniless person, in some way associated with a life along the rails.
  2. A migratory laborer
  3. (pejorative) A tramp, vagabond; hence bum

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  • Often used attributively, as if an adjective. For example, "hobo stew", "he was leading a hobo life."

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to hobo

Third person singular
hobos

Simple past
hoboed

Past participle
hoboed

Present participle
hoboing

to hobo (third-person singular simple present hobos, present participle hoboing, simple past and past participle hoboed)

  1. (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

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From French hautbois (from haut 'high' + bois 'wood')

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hobo m. (plural hobo's, diminutive hobootje, diminutive plural hobootjes)

  1. An oboe, a woodwind melody instrument

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