Hobo
noun
A person who travels and works little, often living on the street.
He left his home and decided to live life as a hobo, moving from town to town.
Often appears as...
- become a hobo
- hobo lifestyle
noun
A migrant worker who travels without a fixed home.
During the 1930s, many hobos moved from city to city looking for work.
Often appears as...
- great depression hobos
- hobo camps
Usage tips
Historical
noun
Someone who attends a social event without being invited or contributes nothing.
He was a hobo at the party, just eating the food and not mingling with anyone.
Often appears as...
- party hobo
- event hobo
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A person who travels and works little, often living on the street.
He left his home and decided to live life as a hobo, moving from town to town.
Often appears as...
- become a hobo
- hobo lifestyle
noun
A migrant worker who travels without a fixed home.
During the 1930s, many hobos moved from city to city looking for work.
Often appears as...
- great depression hobos
- hobo camps
Usage tips
Historical
noun
Someone who attends a social event without being invited or contributes nothing.
He was a hobo at the party, just eating the food and not mingling with anyone.
Often appears as...
- party hobo
- event hobo
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The term may imply a judgmental view of someone's lifestyle.
The locals often referred to the man as a hobo due to his rough appearance.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Homeless
'Hobo' often suggests choice in traveling and living frugally.
He's not homeless; he's a hobo by choice, enjoying his freedom.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Imagery
Historically, hobos are often depicted with a bindle over the shoulder.
The hobo character in the movie carried a bindle, symbolizing his transient lifestyle.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The term may imply a judgmental view of someone's lifestyle.
The locals often referred to the man as a hobo due to his rough appearance.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Homeless
'Hobo' often suggests choice in traveling and living frugally.
He's not homeless; he's a hobo by choice, enjoying his freedom.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Imagery
Historically, hobos are often depicted with a bindle over the shoulder.
The hobo character in the movie carried a bindle, symbolizing his transient lifestyle.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The term may imply a judgmental view of someone's lifestyle.
The locals often referred to the man as a hobo due to his rough appearance.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Homeless
'Hobo' often suggests choice in traveling and living frugally.
He's not homeless; he's a hobo by choice, enjoying his freedom.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Imagery
Historically, hobos are often depicted with a bindle over the shoulder.
The hobo character in the movie carried a bindle, symbolizing his transient lifestyle.
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A glimpse of life on the...
hitchhikers, vagrants and tramps. In most of our minds, the vagabond is a creature from the past. The word "hobo" conjures up an old black and white image of a weathered old man covered in coal, legs dangling out of a boxcar,
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approximately 50 tons of space debris that falls on the Earth's surface every day is of that size meteorites however are as large as boulders the largest meteorite found on earth is the hobo meteorite discovered
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A glimpse of life on the...
hitchhikers, vagrants and tramps. In most of our minds, the vagabond is a creature from the past. The word "hobo" conjures up an old black and white image of a weathered old man covered in coal, legs dangling out of a boxcar,
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Meteor Showers 101 PIPE...
approximately 50 tons of space debris that falls on the Earth's surface every day is of that size meteorites however are as large as boulders the largest meteorite found on earth is the hobo meteorite discovered
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Quote examples
Labrinth
American Musician
When I was younger, I'd be in the studio three days straight to get something right, and my manager would be like, 'Go home!' Even now, I still sleep in the studio sometimes, but I can't do it quite as often. I've got gigs; I can't have my hobo beard! But if you love what you're doing, you can't stop. It's obsessive.
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Kirk Douglas
American Actor
My mother, we were a very poor family. When I was a kid, we would be in our little room, and there would be a knock on the door almost every night with a hobo begging for food. Even though we didn't even have enough to eat, my mother always found something to give them.
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Jhonen Vasquez
American Cartoonist
I don't particularly dislike any kind of person that might be reading my stuff. They like it and that's cool, but I don't do the work for any kind of group in particular, except for hobos, who just plain kick ass and light up my life.
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Pete Seeger
American Musician
I have sung in hobo jungles, and I have sung for the Rockefellers, and I am proud that I have never refused to sing for anybody.
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Jane Lynch
American Actress
I wanted to - any chance I had to dress up as a boy, like Halloween, I would be a pirate or a ghost that wore a tie. A hobo.
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Dawn Richard
American Musician
I would describe my personal style as putting Twiggy and Yoko Ono together. It is hobo with no rules.
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Jessie James Decker
American Musician
I'd rather look like a hobo and be super comfortable than wear something not comfortable.
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Johnny Depp
American Actor
When I met people they said, 'You do look like a hobo, but you smell really good.
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Art Linkletter
American Journalist
I grew up poor. I never had any money. I was a hobo, you know, ride the freights.
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Greg Gutfeld
American Author
Travel like a pro, not like a hobo. That's my motto.
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Labrinth
American Musician
When I was younger, I'd be in the studio three days straight to get something right, and my manager would be like, 'Go home!' Even now, I still sleep in the studio sometimes, but I can't do it quite as often. I've got gigs; I can't have my hobo beard! But if you love what you're doing, you can't stop. It's obsessive.
Quote examples
Kirk Douglas
American Actor
My mother, we were a very poor family. When I was a kid, we would be in our little room, and there would be a knock on the door almost every night with a hobo begging for food. Even though we didn't even have enough to eat, my mother always found something to give them.
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Jhonen Vasquez
American Cartoonist
I don't particularly dislike any kind of person that might be reading my stuff. They like it and that's cool, but I don't do the work for any kind of group in particular, except for hobos, who just plain kick ass and light up my life.
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Pete Seeger
American Musician
I have sung in hobo jungles, and I have sung for the Rockefellers, and I am proud that I have never refused to sing for anybody.
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Jane Lynch
American Actress
I wanted to - any chance I had to dress up as a boy, like Halloween, I would be a pirate or a ghost that wore a tie. A hobo.
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Dawn Richard
American Musician
I would describe my personal style as putting Twiggy and Yoko Ono together. It is hobo with no rules.
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Jessie James Decker
American Musician
I'd rather look like a hobo and be super comfortable than wear something not comfortable.
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Johnny Depp
American Actor
When I met people they said, 'You do look like a hobo, but you smell really good.
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Art Linkletter
American Journalist
I grew up poor. I never had any money. I was a hobo, you know, ride the freights.
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Greg Gutfeld
American Author
Travel like a pro, not like a hobo. That's my motto.
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