an old school term used to romanticize folks who have been chewed up and vomitted out by a dysfunctional economic, and political system and are then ignored, lionized, criminalized, or are further abused.
people who blithely accuses hoboes aka
homeless of being drug (including boos)
addicts are either ignorant, blind, or
both
by matt October 22, 2004
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character from my horror movie, lives in train, some are nice (singing hoboes) and some are evil (stabbin hoboes) singin hoboes help you capture stabbin hoboes, and stabbin hoboes you can't see or hear, only smeel, but then it's too late and the knife is up you ass.
is that hobo singing or stabbin? ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
by Stoner June 7, 2003
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n. Habitually poorly attired soul who has chosen to sink below society's infrastructure into a murky world where freedom is all.

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So, you coming to the Debutante Ball?

No, I see myself as more of a hobo than a debutante.
by gnostic3 January 1, 2015
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a bum; poor person. usually lives in a box. commonly found in New York or Boston
by Nick The Hobo March 8, 2004
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a friendly person usually foun on the street. there can be many differnt hobos.
hobo on da street, town hobo, city hobo, dumpster hobo
by booshloub November 14, 2010
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homeless only by observation
me: graham is a hobo
ethan: wow what does hobo stand for you weirdo?
me: homeless only by observation dawgg
by taylorgaugert January 21, 2019
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a combination of the words homeless and bum to make one general term
sweatdog on 9th avenue is a hobo
by thomas December 21, 2004
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