hobo

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noun

ho·bo ˈhō-(ˌ)bō How to pronounce hobo (audio)

plural hoboes also hobos

: a migratory worker

: a homeless and usually penniless vagabond

or less commonly hobo bag : a large shoulder bag shaped like a pouch

To punctuate the all-blue outfit, the actress slung on an unstructured, oversized suede hobo, a practical antidote to the current craze for fanny packs and mini bags.

Edward Barsamian

Synonyms

Noun

bindle stiff
bum
bummer
sundowner [Australian]
swaggie [chiefly Australian]
swagman [chiefly Australian]
tramp
vagabond
vagrant

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Noun kind folks who always gave hoboes who came to the farm a meal and then sent them on their way

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Additional bullet points include exhortations to boycott products marked as Lite; hex the Muzak company; go on strike; dance all night; start a pirate radio station; put up posters; home-school your kids or teach them a craft; don’t vote; be a hobo.

New York Times, 11 June 2022 Do yourself a favor and swap out your boxy bag for a hobo.

Sarah Boyd, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022 Andy Griffith plays a folksy hobo turned megalomaniacal media star in Elia Kazan’s biting 1957 satire.

Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2021 From Japanese internees and hobos at the turn of the 20th century to taggers at the turn of the 21st, these graffiti artists reveal Los Angeles’s underground history.

New York Times, 24 Mar. 2020 Maisel bought the abandoned building in 1966, when the neighborhood was flush with hobos and artists, and the building is inextricably connected with his work as a photographer.

Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2019 The show started with asymmetrical skirts in large, dyed patchwork denim paired with slouchy jackets and hobo bags in earth tones.

Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2020 Alternatively, squishable soft pouches and hobo bags have married into the ultimate hybrid baguette, with options from Bottega Veneta, Rag & Bone, and Staud.

Madeline Fass, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2020 Devon was played by Devon Abner, who in the episode in question was the one dressed as a hobo.

Omar Sanchez, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb

1906, in the meaning defined above

单词	hoboing
释义	hobo 1 of 2 noun ho·bo ˈhō-(ˌ)bō plural hoboes also hobos 1 : a migratory worker 2 : a homeless and usually penniless vagabond 3 or less commonly hobo bag : a large shoulder bag shaped like a pouch To punctuate the all-blue outfit, the actress slung on an unstructured, oversized suede hobo, a practical antidote to the current craze for fanny packs and mini bags. Edward Barsamian hobo 2 of 2 verb hoboed; hoboing; hobos intransitive verb : to live or travel in the manner of a hobo Synonyms Noun bindle stiff bum bummer sundowner [Australian] swaggie [chiefly Australian] swagman [chiefly Australian] tramp vagabond vagrant See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun kind folks who always gave hoboes who came to the farm a meal and then sent them on their way Recent Examples on the Web Noun Additional bullet points include exhortations to boycott products marked as Lite; hex the Muzak company; go on strike; dance all night; start a pirate radio station; put up posters; home-school your kids or teach them a craft; don’t vote; be a hobo. New York Times, 11 June 2022 Do yourself a favor and swap out your boxy bag for a hobo. Sarah Boyd, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022 Andy Griffith plays a folksy hobo turned megalomaniacal media star in Elia Kazan’s biting 1957 satire. Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2021 From Japanese internees and hobos at the turn of the 20th century to taggers at the turn of the 21st, these graffiti artists reveal Los Angeles’s underground history. New York Times, 24 Mar. 2020 Maisel bought the abandoned building in 1966, when the neighborhood was flush with hobos and artists, and the building is inextricably connected with his work as a photographer. Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2019 The show started with asymmetrical skirts in large, dyed patchwork denim paired with slouchy jackets and hobo bags in earth tones. Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2020 Alternatively, squishable soft pouches and hobo bags have married into the ultimate hybrid baguette, with options from Bottega Veneta, Rag & Bone, and Staud. Madeline Fass, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2020 Devon was played by Devon Abner, who in the episode in question was the one dressed as a hobo. Omar Sanchez, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Noun origin unknown First Known Use Noun 1888, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Verb 1906, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing hobo hobo bag hobo bag Kids Definition hobo noun ho·bo ˈhō-bō plural hoboes : vagrant entry 1 hoboing verb present participle of hobo as in vagabonding Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance vagabonding tramping gypsying dawdling strolling ambling sauntering moping wandering straggling roaming meandering gallivanting roving drifting floating traipsing straying cruising galavanting maundering mooching milling (about or around) rambling ranging batting knocking (about) gadding (about) kicking around
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hobo

noun

verb

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing hobo

Kids Definition

noun

verb