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a combination of the words homeless and bum to make one general term
sweatdog on 9th avenue is a hobo
hobo by thomas December 21, 2004
A term for a homeless man who wanders the railroad tracks and lives on the street. There were many of them in the first half of the 20th century, but now they are scarce. Hobos are also known as bums or tramps and can be beggers.
hobo by Anonymous June 28, 2003
A person who lives in a box asking people to give him cash so he can go spend it on cigars and a bigger box.They have huge beards, old cloths and have two or three real teeth and a gold one that they stole from someone.
I was in the city when a hobo asked me for $20.00.
hobo by avery johnson January 6, 2008
a person who lives on the streets begging for food or drug money, sometimes pretends to be blind, sometimes plays an instrument i.e a guitar, and sometimes lives in a box. usually has a lot of hair and/or a beard
Hobo by hobo powers August 12, 2003
Hobo by Anonymous August 9, 2003
smelly people who spent all their money on boos and if you give them your hard earned money they will buy some vodka so give it to them.
yet occasionally they get like some crack and sniff it hardcore till there flat on their back.
KID: mommy what is a hobo
MOMMY: your daddy honey
hobo by scott reiter April 21, 2004