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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
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A spot in the ground when walking through a field with tall grass that when stepped on causes you to sink. This is caused when homeless people sleep in that spot frequently making the ground indent around their body structure
Guy 1: Whoa man watch out!
Guy 2: For what?
Guy 1: You really gotta watch those hobo-holes they like to pull you down into the abyss
Guy 2: Wow I'll make sure I do that
Hobo-Hole by Semikyle June 10, 2009
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Hobo sexual

Someone who has sexual relations with a hobo.
quit being a hobo sexual

Internet Hobo 

A person who regularly bums around on the internet with no real goal or purpose.

A typical troll could fit into this category, however they would be the kind of hobo that's always asking for money at the shops.
Darcy: "Oi man, whatya up to?"

Me: "Not a lot. Just being an Internet Hobo."

James: "Did you talk to Jake last night?"

Darcy: "Yeah, he was just Net Bumming."
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
Southern usa slang for penis.
"I'M goin down south get my HAMBONE boiled,these women uo north done made it spoiled." (FROM BLUES SINGER HAMBONE WILLIE NEWBURN)
hambone by lowdown November 18, 2004
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
Hobo by hobo powers August 12, 2003