hoboism

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English

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Etymology

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From hobo +‎ -ism.

Noun

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hoboism (uncountable)

  1. The lifestyle or practices of hobos; vagrancy.
    • 1923, Benjamin C. Marsh, “For the Community to Do”, in The World tomorrow, volume 6:
      Hoboism cannot be cured or prevented by makeshifts or by local measures and efforts, although community interest naturally is vital in dealing with a problem that comes home to every community.
    • 2012, Sharin N. Elkholy, The Philosophy of the Beats, page 43:
      The reasons why Kerouac himself gave up his hoboism seem wide-ranging: a commitment to care for his mother once his work became commercially successful; the increasing difficulties of such journeys; []