by Castoro September 23, 2007
a person where you can't tell if they are a hobo or if that is really their personal style. The refined hobo can be a person who (if it really is their personal style) purposely puts holes and bangs up their clothing.
Kari: Oh, look. Poor guy! He's a hobo....
Hannah: I actually think he's dressing like that on purpose.
Kari: Wow. WHY?
Hannah: He's a refined hobo!
Hannah: I actually think he's dressing like that on purpose.
Kari: Wow. WHY?
Hannah: He's a refined hobo!
by scarypossum294 July 06, 2009
by Spacechicken89 February 14, 2019
by kalyarn November 05, 2009
hobo Slide |ˈhōˌbō - slīd|
noun ( pl. -boes or -bos)
verb ( past slid |slid|) intrans.
accidentally sliding on a homeless persons feces on a sidewalk or public place; an act that brings one closer to being a hobo.
• trans. move along a surface on feces in such a way : she slid on the crap on the sidewalk.
• change gradually to a worse condition or lower level : the countries economy is on a hobo slide: he grew a beard and has holes in his shirt, he's on a hobo slide.
ORIGIN early 21st cent.: an Indian girl in San Francisco muttered the words to a friend as she attempted to eat ice cream.
noun ( pl. -boes or -bos)
verb ( past slid |slid|) intrans.
accidentally sliding on a homeless persons feces on a sidewalk or public place; an act that brings one closer to being a hobo.
• trans. move along a surface on feces in such a way : she slid on the crap on the sidewalk.
• change gradually to a worse condition or lower level : the countries economy is on a hobo slide: he grew a beard and has holes in his shirt, he's on a hobo slide.
ORIGIN early 21st cent.: an Indian girl in San Francisco muttered the words to a friend as she attempted to eat ice cream.
PHRASES
let something slide negligently allow something to deteriorate : The dude had tape on his glasses, he's on a hobo slide.
let something slide negligently allow something to deteriorate : The dude had tape on his glasses, he's on a hobo slide.
by Frankybobanky April 21, 2009
Later on I gave him a traditional Hobo Funeral, like he always said he wanted, in the Safeway dumpster.
by yellowhat September 10, 2012
In a word, Heather Wood. A wandering nomad that proves, not all those that wander are lost. The posh hobo decides to go somewhere, she just picks up and goes. She is a wanderer, a hobo. That said, she has style, full sized suitcases and enough pairs of shoes for everyday away, plus a few extras, just in case.
by The Posh Hobo April 01, 2018