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Noun. From "Homeless showboat", an overly eager, attention seeking street individual with no discernible place of residence. Often known to play instruments/sing, juggle poorly, and engage in intentionally shocking acts for money and/or attention. While very popular in urban areas by visiting midwestern tourists, often vilified by locals and less ambitious members of the homeless community.
"Did you see that bum? He was trying to eat like, 14 bottlecaps? Fucking Hoboat."
Hoboat by Kris Miller March 7, 2004
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hoebation 

When one is prohibited from any slightly promiscuous, slutty, or inappropriate behavior due to past behavior that was overly promiscuous, slutty, or inappropriate. Meant to help one clean up one's act.
Because of behavior at the dance, Sally was on hoebation and couldn't date the guy from juvi.
hoebation by Mr. Rotenburg March 9, 2009
A hoe that flies from one guy to another. When grouped together they create a mountain of shit underneath them.
"Alex is such a hoebat"

"Yeah she is on her next man in a week"

"That hoe bat needs to keep flying"
Hoebat by Grime_Scene_Savour May 18, 2016
A combination of the words "hobo" and "boat." A hoboat is a (usually) derelict watercraft, appropriated by one or more homeless person(s) for use as a domicile. They are typically not operational, or are barely operational, but still float. Among other locations, they can be found illegally anchored along the Willamette river, in Oregon.
We can't fish there anymore. The hoboats are dumping their sewage in the river, and the fish are sick.
Hoboat by AnimusQuaestio June 20, 2016

Hoboater 

A vagrant boat dweller who is technically homeless. Usually they exploit maritime laws to avoid paying moorage fees while living on a shitty old boat. See a bunch of douchbags on the willamette river in Portland, OR
Those dirty hoboaters on the east bank esplanade really ruin the public docks in town. Of course I'm kind of jealous they've figured out a rent free existence in Portland without squatting.
Hoboater by uathedestroya June 13, 2015
A slutty Rizon robot that follows its masters' every will.
Be a hoebot and tell me what servers are split.
hoebot by anon97 July 1, 2005
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