hobo

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

hobo

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.

by Anonymous June 28, 2003

hobo

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.

by avery johnson January 6, 2008

Hobo

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

the hobo down the street is funny cuz he is

by hobo powers August 12, 2003

Hobo

slang for a homeless person; often derogatory.

by Anonymous August 9, 2003

hobo

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

by scott reiter April 21, 2004

hobo

Hobo, meaning homeward bound, first was used for soldiers coming back from the american civil war. But now we just use it to describe homeless people otherwise knowen as bums tramps or sometimes just errrrr look at him.

hello friendly hobo, have some pennies.

by Olllllie October 20, 2007