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Noun; A combination of the word 'hobo' and 'bum'. A person who is any of the following: Lazy, a moocher, a person who doesn't seem to do much.
Allyssa was a total bum, but Michael was a ho-bum.
Ho-bum by ultimatebum September 16, 2011
Related Words
Hobum • Bum Ho Lee • Hobumming • Hobumpkin • Chat Hobum • ho • ho-bo • ho-bag • ho ho • ho-tard

Bum Ho Lee 

A Japanese baseball player whos name sounds oddly similar to BUNG HOLE when spoken by ESPN Baseball analyst Steve Phillips.
"Bum Ho Lee, aka Bung Hole, really gloved that ball well." (Steve Phillips)
Bum Ho Lee by MRJP October 10, 2009
Homeless bum that refuses to work. They're homeless because they are a bum. Mix of the word hobo and bum.
Boy 1: Did you see that hobum today?
Boy 2: ya! he was taking a hagoo on the street!
Boy 1: That's disgusting.
Hobum by hagoola June 19, 2011

Chat Hobum

A chat hobum is one of the dozens of people who sit in a chat room and refuse to talk, they often minimize the chat window and forget about it all together. Adversely they sometimes just watch the chat room waiting for girls offering to cyber, rp, or trade pictures.
(50 online)
Koolaid: so you heard the new linkin park album?
radda: of course, it's the sickest!
pandabear: Agreed
Koolaid: so there are like 50 people online but we're the only ones talking?
(49 online)
Koolaid: screw you chat server
pandabear: yeah, that bunch of chat hobums!
Chat Hobum by MC Koolaid October 18, 2010
Duke now goes hobumming twice weekly under the bridge by the river. He's not getting any from his husband any more.
Hobumming by Captain Crush March 12, 2018

Hobumpkin 

A homeless country bumpkin. A hobo in rural America.
I felt so bad for that hobumpkin I gave him $2 to buy himself some Nattie light.
Hobumpkin by Homeless Jim Bob December 19, 2021
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leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
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Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007
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A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.
Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.
Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026
Word of the Day on September 23, 2026
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