hobo
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- Regno Unito//ˈhəʊ.bəʊ//
- Stati Uniti//ˈhoʊ.boʊ//
- Australia//ˈhəʉ.bəʉ//
A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (derogatory) a penniless, unemployed bum.
sostantivo
- 1
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.
- 2
Any migratory laborer, whether homeless or not.
- 3
A kind of large handbag.
Avoid bulky styles such as duffle sacks, buckets, doctors' satchels, and hobos.
Etimologia
Unknown. Possibly a contraction of ho, boy or the dialectal English term hawbuck (“lout, clumsy fellow, country bumpkin”).
verbo
- 1
To be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.
Joe idly hoboed through half the country till he realized hoboing never gets you anywhere in life.
Forme
- plurale
- hobos, hoboes
- passato
- hoboed
- participio passato
- hoboed
- participio presente
- hoboing
- 3ª persona singolare
- hobos
hobo · A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (derogatory) a penniless, unemployed bum.
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