OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 9542

hobo

/ˈhəʊ.bəʊ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
atorrante • bichicome (despective) • guitón • torrante • vagabundo
A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (derogatory) a penniless, unemployed bum.
He’d heard the word hobo used for travelers, heard it was short for homeward bound, or homeless boy, or Hoboken having something to do with New Jersey.
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