Hobo
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a hobo is an itinerant worker, a career which sprang up during the depression. A hobo, unlike a bum or a tramp, is more than willing to work, but mostly for a short duration, as their main impetus is travel, the love of the journey above the actual destination. A bum is stationary, feeding off of those unfortunate enough to cross his path; a hobo merely travels from town to town, finding work when he can, but only for the sake of financing his next adventure. NEVER call a hobo a bum...theyll kick your sorry no-bo ass!
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Hobos are a peaceful people.Being homeless and pennyless, similar to MC Hammer. They go place to place taking money from people for doing odd jobs, whether it be pulling weeds, kiiling roaches, cleaning roach poop, or eating roaches.
Theyre like uh...drifters. Telling stories to whoever they can -
A free man/woman who is no longer trapped in the society of capitalism and time. He/she can go to sleep whenever he/she wants to, and do anything.
Hobos are good at recycling dumpstered food that huge coporations throws out. -
the most kickass people in the world, also the coolest job in the world.
someone who could do something with their lives but dont want to.
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Originally referred to poor, homeless itinerant workers in the USA. These original hobos travelled from town to town seeking temporary employment, usually along the lines of physical labour. They are traditionally associated with freighthopping (illegally riding in the carriages of freight trains). See also [drifter], [vagabond] and [okie].
Nowadays commonly used throughout the English-speaking world to refer to any homeless person. See also [bum], [tramp] and [beggar].
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ho·bo
noun
One who wanders from place to place without a permanent home or a means of livelihood.
adjective
Hip n groovy
verb
To do as a hobo does; the act of sitting in random areas for no good reason. -
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A homeless person; a tramp or vagrant.
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